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Hi,

Merry Christmas if you celebrate Christmas.

Hope you have a great day today.

I know that I have two groups of people.
Those doing well and those doing not
so well. So I try to write to both.

I received a call this morning from
someone I know will bipolar disorder.
He was VERY depressed. He said
that he was taking his bipolar
medications and following his
treatment plan BUT he had done
so in the last couple of years.

As a result, his wife left him and
he really doesn’t have a lot going on
this holiday.

He is stable and working hard to
do the things he has to do. But it
took his wife leaving and losing
it all to get him to realize what
he has to do.

With that said, we talked and
I basically said that all the can
do is look to the future and learn
from the past. He obviously has
learned the real hard way what happens
when he doesn’t take medication or
take it like it’s suppose to.

I then told him, he can go out,
be a better person and he will find
new friends and possibly a new wife
is he wants. We talked and he felt
better. He is determined to do the
things he is suppose to do from
now on. He said he could of but he just
wasn’t serious before.

I wanted to share that. If you are feeling
down today from past bipolar episodes,
remember your past doesn’t equal your
future. You can turn things around and you
can do it starting today.

In my courses/systems, I talk about how
to turn around bad situations to good
situations no matter if you are a bipolar
supporter or a bipolar survivor:

SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http://www.bipolarsupporter.com/report11

SUPPORTING A CHILD/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http://www.bipolarparenting.com

HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http://www.survivebipolar.net

I am going to be talking more about some
things you can do to make 2008 a great
year for you in my daily bipolar emails.

But, I can’t do it today because #1 I want
to send out my email about santa and bipolar
disorder and #2, I have to get ready to
go to my parents house. But I will send
this out before the New Year.

Okay, here it is Christmas, and I was
wondering, do you think
Santa Claus has bipolar disorder?

Really, think about it –

One of the biggest symptoms of
having bipolar disorder – mania
is having grandiose ideas, right?

Well, what is more grandiose than
the idea that you can make it around
the world in one night and deliver
toys to every single boy and girl?

🙂

And what’s this about the red suit
thing? He must’ve bought it on
his last manic episode, because only
someone in a manic episode would
think something like that would look
good on them!

🙂

Ok, and what about the reindeer?
He’s talking to these creatures (and
listening to them) and they are
going to “fly” him around the world
in his quest to deliver all those toys,
right? I’d say that is the psychotic
part of bipolar disorder, for sure.

🙂

Yep – delusions and hallucinations
for good ole Santa Clause there!

Now here’s the clincher – the man
goes around all the time saying,
“Ho ho ho,” like who could be
happier! Well, only someone in
a manic episode could be THAT
happy!

🙂

Still don’t believe me? Start
thinking of some of your own,
then.

No doubt, you will come to
believe that Santa Clause has
bipolar disorder, too!

I know I’ve been a little silly
in my email today, but it’s all
in the spirit of the holidays, as
I wish you all a Merry Christmas!

Catch you tomorrow.

Your friend,

Dave
–
P.S. Don’t forget to take a look through the
different programs I’ve put together… each one is designed
to help you with a different area of bipolar disorder whether
you have it or you are supporting someone with it.
You can see them all and get the details by visiting:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/catalog.asp

P.P.S. Check out my F.ree blog with copies of emails
that I have sent in the past and lots of great
information for you:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/supporterblog/

P.P.P.S Check out my F.ree podcast. Hear me give
mini seminars designed to teach you information
you can’t learn anywhere else.
http://bipolarcentral.libsyn.com

Christmas, Holidays, problems and bipolar disorder

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Hi,

How’s it going?

Hope you are doing well.

Before I get started, I have gotten
a lot of people asking about the
weight loss program for those with
bipolar disorder and whether it’s still
open.

It is.

If you have bipolar disorder and need to lose
weight, check out:

http://www.bipolarcentral.com/50people/

Okay, I am going to talk about how to handle
problems and bipolar disorder today.

If you are doing well and don’t have problems,
that’s great. I am super happy for you. But,
please bare with me because there are thousands
of people on my list that are struggling
with bipolar disorder whether they are bipolar
supporters or bipolar survivors.

So, if you are doing well, just read this for
future reference.

Yesterday I sent a daily bipolar disorder
email about a woman who had plumbing problems
and how she dealt with it. It’s a great bipolar
lesson. If you missed it, take a look at my blog
below to read it.

Anyway, right after I sent that email, I couldn’t
believe it.

I seriously had like 8 problems of my own.

It was amazing. Problem after problem came
my way.

Then I looked in my email and saw a few people
that were local to me that were dealing with
bipolar disorder are having huge problems.

One of my friend’s wife has bipolar disorder,
filed for divorce and is destroying him
legally (she got a huge inheritance and now
has hired a team of mean lawyers to make his
life a nightmare.)

Then I checked my voicemail and someone
that’s one of my coaching clients left me
a message that his wife’s doctor has vanished
and his wife is going into a major bipolar
episode.

I also have been noticing that people that
had huge problems with bipolar disorder, both
supporters and survivors, in 2005, and
who didn’t have them in 2006 now have them
today. I saw names of people rejoin my mailing
list or get some of my materials that I haven’t
seen in a long time.

Again, so here I was. I had a ton of problems myself
and so did lots of people that I knew who were dealing
with bipolar disorder.

Oh, let me explain what my problems were so
you are clear. They were
all business related NOT related to bipolar
disorder. BUT they were big problems.

I decided to actually pick up the phone and
check on my mom. I was thinking, “Geeze, the
worst thing would be if mom was not doing
well today that would be the worst because
I have all these other issues.”

So I called and she sounded fine and was
actually doing great. I can tell within
a few minutes if she isn’t doing okay
but she sounded okay.

She then told me what time to come over
for Christmas.

I was relieved.

This entire time, I was thinking, “well at
least she is doing great, it could be way
worse, she could be in a major bipolar
episode along with all these other issues
I have to deal with. But she wasn’t.”

So I was sitting at my desk thinking, “I can’t
believe it’s Sunday and I have to deal with
all this. It’s not fair.”

Then I caught myself and said, “what a loser
attitude I have.”

Then I was like, “well you’re really tired
because you stayed up late last night, so
it’s okay to have a loser attitude for just
a few minutes. But only a few minutes.”

This is seriously what I was thinking. Some
people ask me if I write is true. It is. But
when I write how I think, I run the risk of people
thinking I am out of my mind because I write
exactly what I think so that others can learn
from it and say, “hey, I think just like that
so I am not crazy.”

Anyway, after a few minutes of complaining
to myself and having a “loser attitude”, I
decided to take action.

I’ll tell you what I did and how it relates
to bipolar disorder in a second.

The first thing I did was get up, get something
to eat. Something light. I actually had a shake.
Like I always do. You can’t fight the good fight
on an empty stomach.

Then I started to think to myself, “Today is going
to turn out fine, I’ve dealt with worse and I can
handle it.”

Then I made a comprehensive list of all the problems
that I was facing and organized them in most important
to least important. I then looked for problems that
didn’t require immediate attention and maybe would
work themselves out.

Then I looked at each one and started to think
of a solution. I also contacted people who
worked for me for help coming up with a solution.
For problems with no immediate solution,
I skipped them and had faith that something
would happen that would fix or work it out.

Then I took action and worked to implement the
solutions.

Then I called the people that had problems that
were related to bipolar disorder and told them
how I handle problems. I worked with them to
brainstorm solutions. We did.

It took several hours and it wasn’t the most
fun I have had on a Sunday but when it was all
said and done. I resolved most of my problems
and so did everyone who contacted me.

Then I was thinking how many people on my list
have problems today with bipolar disorder and how
many will handle it in the following way:

-get mad
-think it’s not fair (like I started to in my story
above)
-Not try to think of solutions
-Not take any actions on any potential solutions
-Give up
-Not ask for help
-Not seek out any information that can help
-Think there is no possible solution

We use to think like that with my mom’s bipolar
disorder. Actually for many most of my life.

But I am here to tell you, you can get through
even the worst of times when dealing with
bipolar disorder.

Remember when it comes to bipolar disorder:

No problems are really unique. Others have
gotten through with the same or far worse problems

There’s always a solution even if there appears
to be no solution apparent.

You can’t just do nothing and believe your
problems will go away

Don’t beat yourself up for making a mistake
that you don’t think you should have made

If you get my courses/systems below:

SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http://www.bipolarsupporter.com/report11

SUPPORTING A CHILD/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http://www.bipolarparenting.com

HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http://www.survivebipolar.net

You’ll notice that I have solutions to many
of the problems you have for bipolar
disorder. Several people have said to
me, “I can’t believe how well your stuff
works.”

Why? Well it’s because I use my own stuff. I had
to use it. Because I am really dealing with
bipolar disorder. My mom really has it.
And when it comes to the material on
bipolar disorder, it’s the result of a ton
of research and putting together solutions
based on how real people deal with real
issues that have bipolar disorder.

I think however the number one most important
thing about dealing with bipolar disorder problems
is your attitude. I remember reading things
in books on success saying that attitude is
so important. I remember thinking that it was
such a lame thing to think. But these days,
I totally believe it.

People with a positive, can do, it can be
fixed, it can be conquered, I can beat bipolar
disorder, wind up handling things and coming
out on top. People who have a horrible attitude
don’t.

Now that I have so many people on my mailing list
and know so many people who are dealing with
bipolar disorder, I can honestly say this is the
case.

Okay well I have to go. I actually still have
to get one more gift today and I have a bunch
of work to do.

Catch you tomorrow morning on Christmas. Have
a great day and don’t eat too much.

Your Friend,

Dave

P.S. Don’t forget to take a look through the
different programs I’ve put together… each one is designed
to help you with a different area of bipolar disorder whether
you have it or you are supporting someone with it.
You can see them all and get the details by visiting:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/catalog.asp

P.P.S. Check out my Free blog with copies of emails
that I have sent in the past and lots of great
information for you:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/supporterblog/

P.P.P.S Check out my Free podcast. Hear me give
mini seminars designed to teach you information
you can’t learn anywhere else.
http://bipolarcentral.libsyn.com

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Hi,

I wanted to share this email I got, because
this woman talks about a real important
point I want to talk to you about.

Dear Dave,
I want to tell you about something that
happened to me. We recently had a really
bad plumbing problem, that was going to be
really, really expensive to fix, way more
money than we had in our savings account.
We just didn’t know what to do. My first
reaction was to just sit there and cry and cry.

All I wanted to do was go to bed and pull
the covers over my head and pretend that
the problem would go away by itself. It
honestly felt like my bipolar disorder was
talking to me and telling me to do that!

But then I remembered something you
said in one of your emails and in your
course. You said we had to stand up to
our bipolar disorder, and not let it get the
best of us. You talked about how it might
seem sometimes like the disorder would
actually “talk” to us, like it was an entity
of its own! Well, that’s exactly what I
felt like!

So I stood up to it, and I didn’t go up to
bed. We checked with a few friends, and
found a couple guys who could fix the
problem without charging us, so all we
had to do was pay for parts, which was
less than we had in savings!

So thanks to you for reminding me that
I could stand up to bipolar disorder like
it was outside of me, and I could solve
a problem without panicking and it
could work out – I didn’t have to
hide from it.
—————————-

Let me tell you something. This
woman really encourages me – I
hope she encourages you, too. It’s
nice to know that something I said in
my emails and courses helped her,
because I know that in my courses I
do teach about standing up to bipolar
disorder and not letting it get the best
of you:

SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http://www.bipolarsupporter.com/report11

SUPPORTING A CHILD/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http://www.bipolarparenting.com

HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http://www.survivebipolar.net

The important thing is NOT to panic!
Try to reason out what to do in the
situation. I know it sounds crazy, but
it IS true that sometimes you can actually
“hear” your bipolar talk to you – this
woman isn’t the only one I’ve had to
tell me the same thing.

The point is, that if your bipolar had
its way, it would make you give up at
the first sign of a problem. Then you
would always remain low functioning
and supporters would always be burned
out.

The other point I wanted to make was
like the woman in the email said –
being honest, that at first she did cry.
It’s ok to react honestly – you don’t
have to pretend to be superman or
superwoman. It’s ok to have regular
human emotions! You don’t have to
assume you are automatically going
into a bipolar episode!

So you can react normally, as long as
you don’t panic. Then you can think of
what to do. Try to ignore what your
bipolar is telling you to do. Fight it!

A friend of mine uses an expression
called “doing the next right thing.”
Try to do that when faced with a
problem like this lady had. Don’t let
the bipolar tell you that you are
defeated, just because the problem
seems bigger than you are.

Try to stay positive, don’t panic, and
look for a solution to your problem.
Sometimes it will mean asking someone
else for help – which is something that
bipolar usually doesn’t want you to do,
is it?

If the disorder had its way, most
of you would be isolated. So it’s hard
to fight that. But you can do it! If you
share your problem, you can usually
find help in solving it. Use this lady’s
story as a positive example.

Well, I’ve got to go. Think about this,
so that the next time you’re faced
with a seemingly impossible situation,
you won’t panic and let the bipolar get
the best of you!

Your friend,

Dave
–
P.S. Don’t forget to take a look through the
different programs I’ve put together… each one is designed
to help you with a different area of bipolar disorder whether
you have it or you are supporting someone with it.
You can see them all and get the details by visiting:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/catalog.asp

P.P.S. Check out my F.ree blog with copies of emails
that I have sent in the past and lots of great
information for you:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/supporterblog/

P.P.P.S Check out my F.ree podcast. Hear me give
mini seminars designed to teach you information
you can’t learn anywhere else.
http://bipolarcentral.libsyn.com

==>>Help with ALL aspects of bipolar disorder<<==
Check out all my resources, programs and information
for all aspects of bipolar disorder by visiting:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/catalog.asp

Hi,

How’s it going?

I got up at 4:30am this morning
because I couldn’t sleep.

I have a really important bipolar
disorder lesson today.

First I wanted to remind everyone
that if you have bipolar disorder
and need to lose weight, please
take a look at this page.

http://www.bipolarcentral.com/50people/

I have been working non stop over
the last week because I have so
many deadlines for things.

Many of my businesses have all
these reports that have to be done
in December.

Second, I have a really funny story to
tell you about someone I know and
how there is a huge lesson for
those supporting someone with
bipolar disorder.

Let me tell you a story.

I know this kid (actually he is 25
so I guess he’s not a kid).

He never has a girlfriend because he
does and says the strangest things
when he is trying to get a girlfriend.

For example, he went to a new job and
he was working with a girl who was like
20. She was good looking. One of the first
things he said to her was, “Did you see
that special on TV about serial killers last
night.”

She thought of him as a “freak” from that point
forward. He asked me why I thought that was, “I
tried hard to break it down to him and he finally
got it.”

He did say to me, “It was a really interesting special,
I thought she might have seen it.”

Anyway, his strategies for getting a girlfriend
are legendarily dumb.

He does stuff and then he asks for feedback
second. It doesn’t make any sense. He should
get feedback first and then take action.

Anyway, yesterday, my one friend comes up to me in
the gym and says, “Dude, did
you hear about Mike?” (NOTE-I changed
his name.)

I said, “no, I didn’t?” He said,
“Dude, can you believe what he said
to Lisa?”

NOTE-My one friend uses the word
dude about 30 times an hour.

I was like, “what did he say?” He
said, “Dude, he like interviewed
her to try to ask her out.”

He was laughing and laughing. He
was all excited.

I was totally confused. Then he went on
to say how Mike tried to ask Lisa out
and asked her questions like:

“What kind of activities do you enjoy?”

“Where do you see yourself in the future?”

“What are your favorite hobbies and interests?”

“How many children would you like to have?”

“What do you find favorable in a boyfriend?”

“What are some of your likes and dislikes?”

My friend said, “dude, he asked them one after
another…dude, one by one…dude can
you believe it. He’s so stupid!!!!”

I started laughing.

NOTE-
I know people are going to write me and
say that I should be laughing, I should help
him out, blah, blah, blah. Come on, this is
funny. Read those lines, it’s crazy 🙂

Who the heck says “what kind of activities do
you enjoy?” Doesn’t that sound like something
that would be in some kind of test.

I said, “come on, did he seriously say this?”

My friend said, “Dude, I am serious, he said
those exact words. Dude, no joke, dude.” Then
my friend told about 1000 other people in the
gym and laughed for like a hour.

NOTE-Isn’t it funny how many times he
uses the word dude?

I was amazed that someone would say stuff
like this and expect a woman to go out with him.

So I asked another friend of mine in the gym and
she said that he had been reading a cheesy book on
“relationships” and had memorized all the lines
and simply said them one after another. She said
that he knew at least 22.

She also told me that the book said he should
“maximize the number of woman he approaches.”
According to my friend, he went from one girl to the next
reciting the same lines and questions. One
after another. Amazing.

I was speaking to this girl who I was friends
with and talked about how crazy this was
and how it made no sense. How it was so unnatural.
How if you needed 22 lines to talk to a girl and
ask her out, there was something wrong. She
totally agreed.

In addition, I found out that he also had
ways to keep a conversation going and get a
girlfriend to stay with him.

According to some sources, he had more than 40
things he had to say and do to make this
all work????

I was amazed. I had never heard of something
so crazy before.

What the heck does this have to do with bipolar
disorder?

Good question.

As I walked on the treadmill and thought about
all of this, I was thinking about bipolar
disorder and this important lesson.

People come to me all the time. They want
to know the 7 or 3 magic things they
need to know to live with someone who
is unstable with bipolar disorder.

It’s a really strange question.

Why would you want to learn how to live
with someone who is unstable with bipolar
disorder?

Should the goal be to live with someone
who stable with bipolar disorder?

Here’s what I have to say. If you find
yourself walking on egg shells with a loved
one with bipolar disorder; if you find
yourself having to memorize lines as to what
to say and not say; if you find yourself
not being able to have “normal” and “natural”
conversations with someone with bipolar disorder,
this is wrong. This is a sign the person is not
stable.

Too many people try to figure out how to permanently
live with someone who is not stable.

It’s kind of strange. Many people almost give
up and say, “Well so and so is never going to
get better. I just resign myself to living
with them and have to figure out how to deal
with it.”

My dad use to think like this. My mom would go
into bipolar episodes and he would just put up
with it. He wouldn’t focus on getting her
better treatment.

When I started becoming my mom’s main supporter,
this all stopped.

If my mom wasn’t doing well, the goal became
getting her treatment plan modified so she could
do well.

She appreciates this. Imagine if YOU had a disorder
and you were difficult to live with, would you want
someone to try to get you help so you were easy
to live with? Of course you would.

The bottom line is, the goal should be getting a person
into treatment.

If you need help getting someone into treatment
with bipolar disorder, or getting yourself treatment
because you just feel that you are not right
take a look at my courses/systems below:

SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http://www.bipolarsupporter.com/report11

SUPPORTING A CHILD/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http://www.bipolarparenting.com

HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http://www.survivebipolar.net

Does this make sense?

Maybe it doesn’t.

Let me try to be clearer.

What I am saying is this, I strongly believe
that you should NOT have to walk on egg shells
and memorize all these lines to be able to
talk to someone with bipolar disorder.

If you find yourself in this situation, this
means your loved one probably is not stable.

It’s like the kid in the gym. I personally
believe if you need 40 different questions/lines
to be able to talk to and have a girlfriend,
there is something really wrong.

Just like there is something wrong
if: you have to not say these 40 things
to someone with bipolar disorder; you can’t
go in this part of the house; you can’t ask
this question about finances; or you can’t
do this or that, this is a big problem.

Many people live like this on my list
because they are not focused on getting their
loved one into treatment.

There is this one guy that I know. He was
working with him trying to help him out.
What I am about to say sounds insane.

Anyway he told me, and I took notes, that
in order to live with his wife, who was
NOT on medication most of the time,
and had bipolar disorder:

-He never could ask any questions about money.
-She had to be in control of the money
-He could never ask her where she was going
-He had to believe everything she said
-He had to sleep on the couch
-He had to always agree with her
-He had to admit that he was the problem
2-4 times a day
-He had to be able to be hit a few times a week

and a few other things.

He called these things, “The Rules.”

It sounds like I am making this up but
it’s true. He had been doing this for so long,
he didn’t even realize it didn’t make sense.

He was really proud that he found out all
these things that he could do to “keep his
marriage together” for “the kids.”

After working with me, he went all out and
focused on getting his wife into treatment. It
took like 7 months. Now she is doing well. But
prior to talking to me, he lived like this for
years and years and years.

Well I have to run and head off to the
good old gym. Who knows what funny things
that I will hear today. The gyms I
go to are full of funny people with funny
stories many of which lead to lots of
bipolar disorder lessons?

Your Friend,

Dave

P.S. Don’t forget to take a look through the
different programs I’ve put together… each one is designed
to help you with a different area of bipolar disorder whether
you have it or you are supporting someone with it.
You can see them all and get the details by visiting:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/catalog.asp

P.P.S. Check out my F.ree blog with copies of emails
that I have sent in the past and lots of great
information for you:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/supporterblog/

P.P.P.S Check out my F.ree podcast. Hear me give
mini seminars designed to teach you information
you can’t learn anywhere else.
http://bipolarcentral.libsyn.com

PLEASE TELL YOUR FRIENDS

Hi,

Here is the current Bipolar Disorder news.

Make sure you take a look at the news. It takes
a lot of time to put the news together so please read it.

To see the news visit:

http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarnews357

There’s some really interesting news stories this week.
Take a look at them. Also, write me some feedback by
visiting my blog below.

Here are some of the headlines:

‘RAPPER MADE ME BIPOLAR’
DO> I don’t even know what to say about this. Read
it and let me know what you think.

Bipolar Disorder : An Illness of Excess
DO> This is so true.

How to not let holiday blues color your job
DO> Very good advice.

Most all parents know the symptoms of EOBD
DO> If you are a parent, this is a MUST read.

Therapy can reduce tics and Tourette syndrome
DO> Relates to bipolar disorder.

For these stories and more, please visit:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarnews357

POST COMMENTS TO THE NEWS HERE

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Your Friend,

Dave

Hi,

I wanted to send out a quick email
reminder that for those that want
to lose weight and have bipolar disorder,
I am launching a new program called:
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those with bipolar disorder.

I am now allowing 50 people to get the program
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For more information visit:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/weightloss

Please remember I have some bonuses
such as a vacation certificate for the
first 3 people, and a weight loss consultation
for the first 25 people.

Again the link is:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/weightloss

Also for those looking for the Bipolar
News, it will be coming out about 2:00pm
EST. I am adding some new news.

Dave

==>>Help with ALL aspects of bipolar disorder<<==
Check out all my resources, programs and information
for all aspects of bipolar disorder by visiting:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/catalog.asp

Hi,

How’s it going?

What a day yesterday was. I had a ton
of things to do. I actually had to volunteer
last night at a bipolar disorder support
group. I drove all the way there through
the snow and the meeting was cancelled.

Sometimes I really scratch my head at
these groups in the mental health
field.

Anyway, I have to volunteer again tonight.
Hopefully I won’t waste 1.5 hours driving
there for nothing.

I actually have to take off pretty
quick today so I am going to have
to make this short.

Oh that’s right. If you need to
lose weight and have bipolar
disorder tomorrow (9:00am EST) I am
launching a new program. I am taking 50
people.

Read about it here:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/weightloss/

Okay, I wanted to write you an important
email today about the following.
Before I tell you, I want to see
if you can guess.

I am going to give you a hint.
There was an old commercial that
said:

“It’s 9:00pm, do you know where
your children are?”

This use to come on TV at about 9:00pm
and basically it was designed to prompt
parents to say, “Hey, where the heck
are my kids?” and then get them
to look for them if they weren’t
around.

As a total side note: I use to hear
this when I was a kid. My best friend
Frank would always be in his house and
SCREAM to his mom,
“MOM I AM RIGHT HERE!!!!!!!!” over
and over again and laughing.

His mom would get so mad. She would be
like “shut up, I know where you are.”

🙂

Okay, on to the lesson.

Today I am going to ask you
if you know where your XXXXX
are?

What’s XXXXX?

I want you to guess what XXXXX is
and then scroll down for the
answer.

Take a guess than scroll…

Keep scrolling….

Keep going on LOL………….

You’re almost there :)……………

The answer is, your doctor and/therapist are
going to be during the holidays. This is REALLY
important.

Right after you read this, everyone should
call the doctor/therapist and see what their
holiday schedule is. Where are they
going to be BEFORE, DURING and AFTER
Christmas.

Also, don’t forget about New Years.

I don’t know why, but THREE years in a
row, we had a super difficult time getting
a hold of the doctor and therapist during
Christmas. My mom has started to go into
a bipolar disorder episode THREE years in
a row during the period between Christmas
and New Years. (Not this year SO FAR but
it looks good).

Each time we scrambled to get a hold of
the doctor and therapist. 3 years ago it
was a TOTAL nightmare. That’s when my
mom went into “the mother of all bipolar
disorder episodes.” 2 years ago it
was a nightmare when I was totally
caught off guard.

Last year it ALMOST turned into a total
nightmare but I didn’t some advanced things
to get a hold of the doctor. I learned from
years prior and I was ready. I was able
to get her doctor but I could never
reach the therapist however.

My mom needed an URGENT change to her
bipolar medication last year. I mean URGENT.

This year my mom is doing great but
we have a complete plan in place
that’s been updated in my courses/systems
below:

SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http://www.bipolarsupporter.com/report11

SUPPORTING A CHILD/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http://www.bipolarparenting.com

HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http://www.survivebipolar.net

I am ready this year.

Heed this warning. Make sure you know what
is going on. Many doctors/therapist take off.
Bipolar disorder knows this and it strikes
when the defense systems are down so
to speak.

It’s funny to me how bipolar disorder is like
a cunning person. It waits around and strikes
when you least expect it. I know that some
people think I am totally out of my mind when
I talk about “bipolar disorder” as a person
or thing but I know you get it.

Anyway, call right away and make sure if they
aren’t’ t going to be around you find out
who are the backups.

If you hear, “oh, I won’t be around, don’t worry
about it, someone will be here.” Push to find
out who and get all the numbers. Don’t
let anyone blow you off.

Okay I have to run. Catch you tomorrow for
the bipolar news. Also don’t forget if you
have bipolar disorder and need to lose weight,
I have a new program that I talked about
here:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/weightloss

Oh one more thing, make sure you have enough
bipolar medication because most pharmacies
will be closed.

Don’t wait, call right now and find out.

Hey catch you tomorrow. Oh, tomorrow I will
be sending out the Bipolar Disorder weekly news
probably later around 3:00pm EST instead of in
the morning.

Your Friend,

Dave

P.S. Don’t forget to take a look through the
different programs I’ve put together… each one is designed
to help you with a different area of bipolar disorder whether
you have it or you are supporting someone with it.
You can see them all and get the details by visiting:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/catalog.asp

P.P.S. Check out my F.ree blog with copies of emails
that I have sent in the past and lots of great
information for you:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/supporterblog/

P.P.P.S Check out my F.ree podcast. Hear me give
mini seminars designed to teach you information
you can’t learn anywhere else.
http://bipolarcentral.libsyn.com

Hi,

I wanted to remind everyone
to mark your calendar to
see the new weight loss program
I am putting out for those with
bipolar disorder.

Mark your calendar the
December 21, 2007 at 10:00am.
You should go to
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/weightloss

Visit that site right now for more instructions.

Remember I am only taking the first
50 people.

Dave

==>>Help with ALL aspects of bipolar disorder<<==
Check out all my resources, programs and information
for all aspects of bipolar disorder by visiting:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/catalog.asp

Hi,

How’s it going?

I am sending this daily email really early
today because I have a whole lot of things
to do today.

I have a very important lesson and
warning to tell you about bipolar
disorder that relates to how I got
ran off the road yesterday. Well
almost.

Before I get started, I wrote yesterday
that my friend Rob and Marie had a baby
girl and her name is Anna.

Actually I wrote that Rob had the baby
and I quickly had a bunch of people
writing me reminding me that it’s the
woman who has the baby :). That
is 100% correct!

Also, many people asked what her name was
and that’s it in case you wanted to know.

Yesterday was a super hectic day.

I had to head over the hospital
and spend some time with them.

Actually she had the baby in the same
hospital that my mom went to in her
last major bipolar episode.

Actually let’s talk about that really
quick. Some people believe that mental health
facilities are like prisons and look
really dirty and dingy. That’s what
I thought as well.

But I was shocked when I went to see
my mom when she was there. It was like
she was in a vacation hotel. It was really
nice.

These days, there are many facilities
that look nice and the people treat
you well.

So don’t be afraid if you have to go
into the hospital for a check up
or tune up for your bipolar disorder.

On that note, there is someone who is
selling a book on bipolar disorder that
basically says that the entire mental
health system doesn’t care about
people with a mental illness.

This is TOTALLY untrue. There are certain
people that don’t care about people
with a mental illness but not the
entire system.

I make it a point to teach in my systems/
courses below:

SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http://www.bipolarsupporter.com/report11

SUPPORTING A CHILD/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http://www.bipolarparenting.com

HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http://www.survivebipolar.net

to teach how to find great doctors
and therapists for bipolar disorder.
I even teach how to sort through
hundreds of them very quickly and
have them contact you letting
you know they are fully qualified.

I get annoyed when people write stuff
that is full of sweeping generalizations–
like all people in mental health don’t
care about those with bipolar disorder.

That’s not true. But it is true you have
to find the ones that will help you
and avoid the bad people and places. BUT
saying everyone and everything related
to mental health is bad is not right.

Now on to the story.

So yesterday I went to the hospital to see
Rob and Marie.

Then I had to leave around 5:30 to go to my
meeting.

I was driving on the highway and BANG! Guess
what? There was dead stopped traffic. Why?
Well New Jersey is full of dead stopped
traffic. New Jersey’s traffic is a joke.
No matter what time you leave there is traffic.
I was in an area there isn’t suppose to be traffic
and there was traffic.

So then after like 20 minutes we were driving
really slow and there was someone who had
an accident. Everyone had to watch and look
which created the traffic.

So then we started driving faster. I was
driving along and someone was driving
right behind me. I am talking like a foot
or so away. I couldn’t believe it. They almost
hit me from behind.

So I pulled over and then this person tried
to pull over in my lane so I wound up driving
in the shoulder and almost spinning off into the
grass.

I got run off the road. It was strange. I think
the person was talking on his cell phone and
not paying attention.

I was so mad.

I then slowed down and didn’t want to be anywhere
near this person. I was SUPER MAD at how this
person was driving.

So I wound up getting to my meeting late but
it started late so I was okay. I was so mad
about being run off the road that it was a little
tough to concentrate.

At the meeting, I was going to hear a speaker
talk about a number of different important
business strategies I have to learn for this
entire bipolar organization.

The speaker was super smart but he was dispensing
information at a rapid rate. Eventually I was totally
lost. He was telling us so much information I thought
my head was going to explode.

He was saying all these things and I couldn’t
follow. I was trying to take notes but I missed
a number of things.

At the end, I went up to him and said he was
super smart but it was hard to follow and I feel
like I missed so much.

He said to me, “Don’t worry about it, it took
me a while to learn this and you will learn it
incrementally overtime not in one night.”

Then I thought about something. It hit me.
It’s the same with bipolar disorder.

I get some many people with bipolar disorder
that are overwhelmed from it all. Maybe a loved
one tried to hit them or did something
really bad as well. So they are kind of thinking
of that at the same time they are trying
to figure out what’s the next step or
trying to figure out what kind of treatment
plan will be required.

So they wind up missing information and
start to feel behind.

Has this ever happen to you? It’s similar
to my situation of being run off the road.
I then went to the meeting annoyed and not
focused and then it was hard to follow along
with the information.

What’s the solution to this with bipolar disorder?
It’s to learn incrementally over time and realize
you won’t learn it all in a day.

When you get my systems and courses, you should
go through it many times. You should read these
daily emails. You should listen to my podcasts.
If you keep doing this over time, you’ll really
get it.

It takes time. After incremental learning, you’ll
really get it and it will become second nature.

This is the exact approach I am going to take
with the new business stuff that I am going to learn.

With bipolar disorder, if you don’t get something,
ask someone for help. Keep asking. You can ask
me. You can use my fr.ee consultation certificates
that come with my courses/systems.

You can ask the doctor. You can ask the therapist.
Doesn’t this make sense?

Don’t expect to learn everything right away in
a short period of time. Don’t put that pressure
on yourself. And remember bipolar disorder is
traumatic for both bipolar supporters and bipolar
survivors. Sometimes it will be difficult to learn
and think and you might not “get it” like you want
to and you just have to learn the next day or the
next week. Just do your best.

Does this make sense?

I hope so.

Well I have to take off. I’ll catch you tomorrow.

Your Friend,

Dave

P.S. Don’t forget to take a look through the
different programs I’ve put together… each one is designed
to help you with a different area of bipolar disorder whether
you have it or you are supporting someone with it.
You can see them all and get the details by visiting:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/catalog.asp

P.P.S. Check out my F.ree blog with copies of emails
that I have sent in the past and lots of great
information for you:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/supporterblog/

P.P.P.S Check out my F.ree podcast. Hear me give
mini seminars designed to teach you information
you can’t learn anywhere else.
http://bipolarcentral.libsyn.com

==>>Help with ALL aspects of bipolar disorder<<==
Check out all my resources, programs and information
for all aspects of bipolar disorder by visiting:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/catalog.asp

Hi,

How’s it going?

I had a ton of things I wanted to
tell you today BUT, I got back
from the gym super late today
and also my friend Rob just
had a baby. Actually his wife
had the baby and he just provided
moral support 🙂

On this note, I once had a woman
describe childbirth to me. It made
me feel like there should be a mothers
day every month instead of once a year
🙂

Anyway, I have to go really quick today
and head down to the hospital. I actually
have 6 interviews scheduled for today
as well so I am not sure how I am
going to work this.

Also, if you have bipolar disorder and
want to lose weight, mark your calendar the
December 21, 2007 at 10:00am.
You should go to
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/weightloss

Remember I am only taking the first
50 people.

Okay let me get moving on today’s
bipolar disorder topic. I have wanted to
write about this for a while.

I was thinking today about hope.

But not in the usual way.

I was thinking about how hope can
be a bad thing.

See, I’ll compare it to the lottery.

There are some people who all they
do is spend their money on the
lottery, hoping to get rich and be
able to quit their jobs and have an
easy life.

Those people don’t try very hard
at work – some of them aren’t even
able to hold down a job very long,
because of their attitude, thinking
that they’re not gonna be there long
because they’re going to be rich this
week, just you wait and see, this week
is the week they’ll win the lottery!

See what I’m getting at?

And that’s how they live their lives.

On hope. From day to day.

But it’s not a good hope. It’s not a
realistic hope.

This “hope thinking” person will
sit back and almost be (or might
actually be) lazy, just waiting for
luck to find him, so he doesn’t
think he has to do anything in
order to get ahead and be
successful at anything.

He won’t take responsibility for
anything. He might even act like
the world owes him a living! Or
if he’s got bipolar disorder, he’ll
act like HE’S the victim!

And there he sits, day after day,
buying his lottery tickets, hoping to
“win” his way out of poverty.

Now let’s take this same man who,
Ok, maybe he’s not rich, maybe his
job isn’t the greatest job in the world,
but it’s enough to put food on the table,
and makes him feel good about himself
because he’s being productive.

Sure, he’d love it if he won a million
dollars. But he doesn’t sit at home
waiting for it to come to him. He works
hard for the money he makes, and in
his small world of influence, he is
considered a success.

No, he’s not a millionaire, but he’s
got a fairly decent life. He pays his
bills, has a wonderful wife and family,
a few friends, etc. And he’s happy.

Do you think the first guy, the one
waiting around to win the lottery so
he can be a millionaire and finally be
rich is happy?

I teach in my courses about being
proactive. That’s the second guy –
he’s proactive.

SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http://www.bipolarsupporter.com/report11

SUPPORTING A CHILD/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http://www.bipolarparenting.com

HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http://www.survivebipolar.net

So what does this have to do with
Bipolar disorder? Well, firstly, like
I just said, that I teach in my courses
how to be proactive – you can’t just
sit around waiting for help to come to
you – you have to get out there and
do some things for yourself.

You can’t just sit at home waiting to
be a millionaire by buying lottery
tickets, either. But you can still hold
down a job outside the home, or work
from home, start a home business,
etc.

Bipolar disorder does NOT have
to stop anyone from caring for their
family.

It’s up to you. You can sit back and
“hope” that your loved one’s bipolar
disorder will magically go away by
itself, or you can be proactive and
see what you can do to help your loved
one manage their disorder better.

Hope, in your case, can be good or
bad. Which is it for you?

Your friend,

Dave
–
P.S. Don’t forget to take a look through the
different programs I’ve put together… each one is designed
to help you with a different area of bipolar disorder whether
you have it or you are supporting someone with it.
You can see them all and get the details by visiting:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/catalog.asp

P.P.S. Check out my Free blog with copies of emails
that I have sent in the past and lots of great
information for you:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/supporterblog/

P.P.P.S Check out my Free podcast. Hear me give
mini seminars designed to teach you information
you can’t learn anywhere else.
http://bipolarcentral.libsyn.com