If you have bipolar disorder, take a look this new blogger:

http://bipolarsurvivor.blogspot.com/

I just got this message from someone and I am going to write a response:

Why are you now charging people for access to articles, it does not make sense to me, are you trying to help people or to make money for yourself?

–Caren

This person is referring to my articles at bipolarcentral.com/bipolarnews

Specifically, I just sent out the current news which is at
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarnews94/

On these pages it says:

Note: One or more of the following articles may require a subscription to view the entire article. We cannot post articles that require a subscription. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

What this means is the are some companies that post articles but they require a subscription. You aren’t going to be paying me you are going to be paying them. Much like forbes.com charges for some articles.

When I first started doing this, I never even post articles that would require a subscription but a couple hundred people said they like the option of seeing a preview of an article and then having the ability to pay if they want to. Pay the company offering the article not me that is.

So I hope this clears things up.

Some ask me why I even respond to these emails and ask if I get annoyed. I don’t really know why I take the time to respond to stuff that is really obvious and also that is indeed annoying.

I am not sure why a very small percentage of people like to complain about the costs of things. If there is a good article, and you want it, pay the subscription price and read it.

Good information is not a waste of money.

Take a look at the current news:

http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarnews93/

I have a new article on debt and bipolar up:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/consolidatingdebt/

Also, the current news is up:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarnews89/

I have a new article on debt and bipolar up:

http://www.bipolarcentral.com/consolidatingdebt/

Also, the current news is up:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarnews89/

Today I got a rather disturbing email from someone saying that somewhere on my site was pointing to a specific product that is sold for people with bipolar that is no good. I don’t want to mention it’s name but I HATE this product. I have banned all ads of this product on my site.

If you haven’t noticed, I have google ads on my site. Google.com is a search engine and you can list ads on your site to make some extra money. I do this to help support my site so I don’t go broke.

Sometimes these people, who I think are con artists, slip ads for this product through and my team catches them and bans the offending ads. If you EVER see something wrong, email me or better yet, call me on the phone and I will look into it ASAP.

Anyway, someone wrote me today about how this ad was somewhere on my site I am pointing to this product. I have no idea where. I have 800 pages on my site.

This person wrote me:

“Over a year ago I thought you were sincere and for real. Now, I think you’re an undiagnosed manic depressive person with a grandiose idea to make money.
Welcome to the club, my man. Now you’re thinking like a manic depressive!!! Rake it in!!”

I have a couple of questions for this person that I have emailed to her as well:

1. Where am I pointing to this site?
2. Why didn’t you call me?
3. Why do you think that I am a “undiagnosed manic depressive person” isn’t that an insult to people who have bipolar? In my mind, it’s like, something bad was done, well let’s call him a manic depressive. Does this mean that bad things are only done by manic depressive people? Of course not! I don’t even have bipolar disorder and this is offensive to me.
4. How am “I thinking like a manic depressive?”

MY BIG QUESTION IS THE FOLLOWING
Why do people who have bipolar disorder, love to say that I have it or that when someone does something wrong it’s because they have bipolar?

Sometimes I have stated a point on a subject. Someone has disagreed and then ended the conversation with, you must be bipolar yourself? It’s really strange. I am not sure if this makes people feel better or what?

This make absolutely no sense to me whatsoever.

What do you think?

Dave

My mom just told me that her doctor has a new office assistant. My mom really liked her previous office assistant who was very helpful and helped her fill out a lot of paper works he had to fill out for various issues.

My mom is concerned that the new guy might not know what he is doing so she is going to call him with a list of things to go over and to make sure he knows where everything is that goes along with her, and if he knows how to fill out paperwork that that has to be filled out regularly. She is also going to make sure the medical release waiver is still in place for me to talk to her doctor.

I think this is great. I just wanted to pass this along as a good example of being proactive and the fact that you have to stay on top of this stuff.

Hi,

My friend Nancy wrote this and got it published in her paper. I think it’s good:

May 9, 2005
Letter to the Editor:
There’s something rotten in Denmark. Changes in the Medicaid bill that are set to take place a year from January are going to affect the people who can least afford it—those people with disabilities such as the old and the mentally ill who are dual recipients of both Medicaid and Medicare. Medicaid will no longer pay for their medications. These will be turned over to Medicare, and will include a deductible and a co-payment. Many people on limited income such as Social Security Disability and SSI will not be able to afford this money and therefore will be unable to afford the medicine that keeps them well. This is a huge problem that will cause untold misery for many families, and finally will cost more money to taxpayers because of the disruption in family life that it will cause. People who have previously been able to live on their own and work part-time will not have the medicine that keeps them well. It is lucky that we have built more jails in the state of Texas, because that is where the most of the disabled will end up. This is NOT what a country that boasts of family values is all about! We brag about taking care of our own, but turning people who already are dealing with monumental problems and illness out into the street is not the way to do that. Please write your congressman or congresswoman about this unacceptable situation.

Nancy Fitz-Gerald Viens

http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarnews88/

My mom just told me it tooks seconds to do and it’s really easy. If you are having this problem, you should call the opt out number.