Bipolar Supporter Blog

Hi,

How’s it going?

What a day was yesterday. I had so much nonsense to deal with.

I have one person who USE TO work for me excusing me of discriminating against them because they have bipolar disorder.

I heard and read how I was a bad person, I “exploited people”, I created a “poisonous work environment.” on and on and on and on. The entire thing gave me a headache. After reading it, you would think I was a really, really bad person.

This person is suppose to report me to the labor department which is funny since I have more than 10 people that work for me with one or more disorders.

I can’t wait. Because I am going to document the entire thing from a to z and hopefully help another employer deal with a nightmare like this.

The sad part is, this kind of nonsense wastes my time and instead of working on productive things I am bogged down with stupid stuff.

Over the last few weeks, I have been lied to so many times it’s amazing, had my credit card used without my permission, multiple people in the organization have been lied to, I have heard every possible excuse why something wasn’t done, work hasn’t gotten done, time sheets submitted didn’t make sense sometimes.

I have MASSIVE documentation of what happened and all that was done wrong. I also have multiple lawyers, HR people and 4 people on the team who will just be working on this in case something comes up with the labor department. Unfortunately I had one person slip through the hiring process that should not have been hired. In like 30 days it was a total disaster had occurred. Far worse than my mom’s episodes because my mom never was working for me when she went into a bipolar episode.

The sad part is that everyone that has one or more disorders said this person was not stable and should be let go. I gave second, third, fourth, fifth up to I am not kidding, maybe 20+ chances.

Even after my credit card was used without my permission which is illegal you know, I suspended the person hoping that we could help the person. However I really got conned and scammed.

The entire thing has cost me a ton.

I am so annoyed about the entire thing, I am contacting the labor department and going to interview them.

I am sure there are people on my list, trying to figure out how to deal with an employee with bipolar disorder or some disorder like it that is a nightmare.

So as I was going through this, did I just freak out? Nope.

I heard an expression one time:

“Can you keep your head when everyone around you is losing theirs?”

At first I thought this was funny, but then I thought about it.

So what does this have to do with bipolar disorder?

Think about it, like I did.

What if your loved one is in an episode. How do you keep your normal, calm self and your positive attitude while they are going totally manic?

See what I mean?

It sure isn’t easy, is it?

But it can be done.

Two things:

1. You have to separate you loved one from their disorder.

2. You have to separate yourself from your loved one.

One way to separate your loved one from their disorder is to think about how they are when they’re not in an episode.

Another way to separate your loved one from their disorder is to remember why you care about them, or why you fell in love with them in the first place.

One way to separate yourself from your loved one when they’re in an episode is to continue going about your life as you normally would.

Another way is to take a break. Do something for yourself that you enjoy – maybe go to the movies with a friend. Try not to think about your loved one’s episode.

These are just a few of the suggestions I offer 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

Still, it’s hard to keep a normal, calm self and a positive attitude when your loved one is in a manic episode, no matter how many suggestions I offer. You’re the one going through it, after all.

So how do you stay normal and calm?

If you’re a spiritual person, you pray. If you have a good friend, you talk to them about what is going on, or cry on their shoulder.

If you write in a journal, you write out all your thoughts and feelings honestly, knowing no one else will read them.

Some people scream into a pillow.

And how do you keep a positive attitude?

Well, that’s up to you. How do you normally keep a positive attitude in spite of the fact that your loved one has bipolar disorder, even when they’re not in an episode?

You deal with it one day at a time, that’s what most people tell me, and you make the best of it.

You take care of yourself, and your family.

You try to be grateful for the small things.

And be especially grateful when your loved one isn’t in an episode and things are fairly normal in your life.

So how do you keep your head when everyone around you is losing theirs?

What do you think? I’d like to know how YOU do it?

The thing is, when you have someone who works for you, you don’t have time to sit around and wait for them to get better. I made a HUGE mistake and never will make this one again.

I think back to all the jobs my mom lost and all the problems she must have created for employers. They probably really, really, really, disliked her.

Based on what has happen to me, I am sure my mom cost some employers in the past tons of money and made their life miserable.

The difference between my mom and this person is that my mom didn’t really know what she had. This person however absolutely does and manipulates people and the system.

Several consultants that help me say I am out of my mind and should never hire people from my list.

The entire thing is a annoying. The good news is that I have great new replacements and from now on, we will have multiple layers of oversight. Over the last few days we created all new systems to prevent this from happening again.

I am also going to be in close contact with several government agencies including the labor department when these issues come up.

My mom said to me that she had no idea that someone with bipolar disorder would do such stuff. I said to her “mom you use to be just like that why do you think you lost 20 jobs.” She said sorry but again my mom really didn’t know any better. The worst is when a person knows what they have and still does this stuff.

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Hi,

How’s it going? Hope you have a great day today.

Update.

You know what I was thinking. I am like 95% certain that I can grow the entire organization by only hiring people connected to my list.

That’s a great thing. We have done some experiments with hiring and looking at the retention and have concluded that through my list we can get all the good people we need.

That’s a great thing. Keep reading these daily bipolar emails for new notices of new positions.

If you see a position a friend might be interested, please forward the information to him/her.

Okay?

Today I want to talk to you about jumping to conclusions.

It has to do with minor depression and major depression.

I was reading this article in one of the journals that I get, and it gave this description of minor depression:

“Minor depression is a proposed diagnosis for depression which is not severe enough to meet the criteria for major depression

and has not lasted the two years necessary to be considered dysthymia.”

Even major depression doesn’t come close to the deep depression of a bipolar depressive episode, as you most likely know.

But still, there is a difference between your loved one being just depressed and being in a bipolar depressive cycle.

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 talk about the different types of bipolar disorder, and one of them includes more depression than mania, So if your loved one has that type of bipolar disorder, you’re probably familiar with that type of depression.

But I still want to talk about not jumping to conclusions.

What I mean by that is that maybe your loved one is just having a bad day.

Or maybe they’re just in a bad mood.

Or maybe they are in a minor depression, for a very short span of time (not by the definition above) – just for a day, I mean. With someone who doesn’t have bipolar disorder, or even you, that would be ok. You wouldn’t assume they (or you) are in the beginning of an episode, would you?

But too many people jump to the conclusion (wrongly) that just because someone has bipolar disorder that they’re never allowed

to have a bad day, get in a bad mood, or just plain get normally (minorly) depressed.

It’s ok if your loved one gets depressed. It happens to everyone. Not everything is going to be ok all the time. Not everyone is happy all the time. That’s just normal.

You know Michele who works for me. Well, her and her husband (her supporter) have a system. He allows her to have one bad day (they call it a bad bipolar day). It’s even ok if she wants to spend the whole day in bed.

If she’s still depressed on the second day, he at least makes her get out of bed. But if she’s still depressed on the third day, he makes her get out of the house and go somewhere, so that she doesn’t go into a bipolar depressive episode. He watches her signs/symptoms very closely at that point (it’s not the same as jumping to conclusions then).

That’s their system. But just one day doesn’t count. One day is ok.

See the difference?

So, remember – don’t jump to conclusions just because your loved one has one depressed day. Everyone does, and that’s just normal. Don’t assume they’re going into an episode.

I remember this one time that my mom got cut off from someone while driving. If you are from the New York area, you know that people can be REALLY, REALLY mean when they drive. It’s like a war zone sometimes.

Anyway my mom got cut off. The guy screamed at her as well. How do I know it really happened? I was there with her.

My mom came home and was mad about it. My brother was over my parents house at the time. He said, “here’s she goes again going into an episode.”

He had clearly heard the story and still concluded that she was going into an episode and she didn’t have the right to be mad.

I on the other hand was SUPER mad at the person that cut her off. Between the two of us, my mom was way more calm.

I would have spent the day trying to find him : )

But my brother focused on my mom and didn’t look at the situation?

See the difference?

If you are a bipolar supporter have you jumped to conclusions?

If you are a survivor has someone constantly jumped to conclusions with you?

Let me know.

Hey I have to run.

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David Oliver is the author of the shocking guide “Bipolar Disorder—The REAL Silent Killer.” Click Here to get FREE Information sent via email on how and why bipolar disorder kills.

Hi,

How’s it going? Before I get started on today’s topic, I wanted to update you.

I just wanted to say that for right now, we are done accepting new applications for the customer service and admin positions that we have listed.

We have recently had some great looking people apply. Several are going through the multi step process.

Actually we had one person who is highly qualified for the admin position who had the job forwarded to her from a person on y list.

This person who is qualified has no knowledge of bipolar disorder at all. Kind of amazing. But this person is indeed qualified and going through the process.

Recently I have had to fire two people that did a tremendously poor job. Wait until I tell you the story next week. I actually got conned big time. I mean big time. Money attempted to be stolen. Sad.

Anyway, these people didn’t do anything, lied, and simply could not work from home. The tough thing for me is finding SERIOUS people who can work from home to help this SERIOUS real organization that helps people deal with bipolar disorder.

I am NOT looking for people who have broken down lives, unstable, have dozens of “problems” and want to make a “few bucks” from home.

There are many people who work for me now who have NEVER had the ability to work in the same job for more than 6 months or so.

I offer a great place to work for serious minded people.

I do have another opening. I do not have it posted yet. Andrea is working on some other stuff and can’t get it posted for a few days.

It’s for a PPC or Pay Per Click Manager. There will be VERY few people who even know what this means.

I would like to see what kind of initial response I might get.

If you are interested in a PPC management position AND you have experience, please email me at

feedbacktodave@mentalhealthworld.net

Send me what kind of experience you have. Send a resume as well.

WARNING!!!!!

If you have no experience OR have no idea what PPC Management is, please do NOT and I repeat do NOT email anything like this:

“I am willing to learn anything. I want to apply. I need a job to make some extra money”

That’s such an annoying way to email someone who is hiring. It says, “hey, I don’t care about the job. It could be anything. As long as it’s working from home. I need money and I will give it a whirl. Hire me. I am great. I swear.”

Okay, on to today’s topic.

I saw a VERY disturbing post that I really need to share with you:

David- I’ve just read through the entire explanation of all of your courses. I don’t think I can stand it because I feel that I looked down all the wrong avenues. My research and meager attempts to help were peripheral, uneducated and generally ineffective. I feel that had I ordered your course last fall, when I first found your website that my beautiful boyfriend would be alive today.

You even offered a money back guarantee. I’ve read ALL of the information. I’d never read all of it before. IF I WOULD HAVE READ IT ALL, HAVE ORDERED THE COURSE, I AM SURE HE WOULD STILL BE ALIVE. I’ve failed him in the worst way possible, and there is no going back. I’ve killed him for sure.–Lucy

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Doesn’t that really bother you? It really, really bothered me. I feel so sorry for Lucy, because you can tell she feels so guilty.

But something else too. It makes me feel that much more sure about what I do. It makes me want to work harder and harder and harder to get the word out on bipolar disorder to supporters to teach them like I do 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

Now I’ve been accused by a couple of people here in the past of “soft-selling” my courses/systems on here. Well, now you know why I put them here. If I can save even one life, it’s worth it. That’s the way I look at it. See, that’s the way Lucy looked at it, the woman in the email, too. And now she feels guilty about not having ordered the course. Yes, I do offer a guarantee with the courses, but that guarantee wouldn’t have assured that her boyfriend would still be alive today. That’s why I’m always pushing the statistics about loved ones staying on their medication, because those that go off their medication stand a 20% chance of killing themselves!

And even though she says that had she ordered the course he would still be alive, that’s still no guarantee, because they still have to follow what’s in the courses.

She’s NOT responsible for what happened to her boyfriend, anymore than you’re responsible for what your loved one does.

But, like she says, if she HAD read the information that’s in the courses, things might have been different.

Now, I’m not a doctor, medical professional, therapist or any kind of mental professional, so let’s get that straight. I’m only going by what this woman herself is saying. And she is feeling Very guilty. Wrongfully guilty. It is NOT her fault.

But I have gotten other emails saying the SAME THING! I really have. One man was SO insistent that I send him my course, even though his loved one killed herself. He said he just had to see where he had gone wrong as a supporter. I even tried to talk him out of it, saying it was just his grief talking, but he was just so insistent. So I finally sent him the course for his own peace of mind.

Lucy says in her email, “I’ve killed him for sure.” Like the other man who talked to me, that’s just guilt talking. But you don’t want to be one of these people. Pay attention to what’s happening with your loved one. If they even have suicidal ideologies, if they even talk about wanting to die, or say they are thinking about killing themselves, get help. Don’t let it go too far.

This is very serious. You don’t want to lose them like these people did.

Hey, I am going hiking again today. I will catch you later on. I am going to post some photos as well since I learned how to do that.

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Hi,

How’s it going?

I am getting this off to you really early because I have a very busy day.

Someone who works for me actually two people REALLY have dropped that ball and now I have to take over their jobs.

It’s a major pain that’s for sure. But as you probably have seen, I started looking for two more good people that really can w.ork from home.

It’s sad but MANY people can NOT w.ork from home. They really do need a boss to stand over them and micromanage them.

It’s amazing and sad.

Anyway, let’s move on to today’s topic.

I recently came across something very disturbing, and it’s all over the internet, so I need to tell you about it, because it involves hundreds, maybe thousands of people.

It’s about CHANTIX, a stop smoking drug.

This drug is very, very dangerous for people who have bipolar disorder, and possibly you if your loved one is trying to quit smoking, or thinking about it and is taking, or thinking of taking this drug.

If they are, you need to know what to look for.

The normal side effects are: nausea, vomiting, sleep disturbance, constipation, and flatulence. The sleep disturbance they’re talking about is weird or vivid dreams.

Now, those were the “normal” (usual) side effects. They used to include  migraines as well, but they don’t put that on the new package inserts, but you need to watch out for that, too, if your loved one is prone to having
migraines.

Here’s where you especially need to  watch your loved one, because the package insert says (and I quote):

Adverse Reactions for Psychiatric Disorders:

“Frequent: Anxiety, Depression, Emotional disorder, Irritability, Restlessness. Infrequent: Aggression, Agitation, Disori- entation, Dissociation, Libido decreased, Mood swings, Thinking abnormal. Rare: Bradyphrenia, Euphoric mood, Hallucination, Psychotic disorder, Suicidal ideation.

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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 list all the signs/symptoms of bipolar disorder, so you need to be watching for them anyway, but if you look at the warnings from the label for Chantix that I just quoted, you can see how closely they are related to bipolar symptoms!

Even if you don’t want to listen to me, listen to someone who went through it herself:

“Dear Dave:
I want you to warn your readers about taking Chantix to quit smoking if they have bipolar disorder. The drug people won’t tell you this, but it can cause you to go into an episode. I know, because it did it to me, and I ended up in the hospital.

I know other people who this has happened to, too. And even some people who killed themselves because of it. This is a very dangerous drug for people who have bipolar disorder. You need to tell your readers not to take it.

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So this isn’t just coming from me. I had someone tell me they even called the  drug company to complain that it doesn’t warn you on the package insert, and the man said it does tell the doctor to watch you closely if they do prescribe it.

But how many doctors read the package insert? How many have the time to read every package insert for every single drug they prescribe?

Chantix is supposed to be a good drug to help people stop smoking. And maybe it is, for most people.

But for people who have bipolar disorder,  it is a very, very dangerous, even fatal drug (according to reports on the internet).

So if your loved one is trying to stop smoking and is taking Chantix, and you notice signs/symptoms of their bipolar disorder acting up, tell them to check with their doctor (who will either reduce heir dose or tell them to stop taking it),  and watch them very, very closely for signs of a bipolar episode.

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Hi,

How’s it going?

I got up really early today because I have a million things to do.

Anyway, there’s an interesting article about “Mad Pride” below. What do you think about it?

Post your opinion on my blog.

Here’s the current bipolar news.

To read this week’s news visit:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarnews389

‘Mad pride’ fights mental illness stigma
DO> Do you think this concept is good or bad for bipolar disorder? What do you think? Let me know.

Bipolar man missing in Highlands County
DO> I see this so many times a week. Same story just different people. It’s sad and it’s always about the person wasn’t taking medication.

Angry Bipolar Patient ID’d as Pa. Radio Station Gunman
DO> This amazing? What do you think?

Depression And Bipolar Results Worth Striving For – A New Recovery Model For Mental Illness
DO> Very interesting article, think so?

Talking about bipolar disorder
DO> Good articles on the difficulty of bipolar disorder

For these stories and more, please visit:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarnews389

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Your Friend,

Dave

David Oliver is the author of the shocking guide “Bipolar Disorder—The REAL Silent Killer.” Click Here to get FREE Information sent via email on how and why bipolar disorder kills.

Hi,

I hope you’re having a good day.

Recently I had someone on my list write in and report plagiarism, that another website was using my material.

I investigated and, in fact, the material this other website was using was amazingly similar to my stuff.

They say that “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” Either way, I didn’t do anything about it except to keep a record of it for the future in case it happens again or if the woman on this website keeps doing this, because either way, the important thing is that the information is getting out there.

That’s what I wanted to talk about today.

The importance of spreading the word – of getting the information out there.

Now, I know it shouldn’t be your responsibility to teach others about bipolar disorder, that it should be the responsibility of the doctors and other mental health professionals and organizations, but they just aren’t doing it, so there is still a stigma associated with bipolar disorder.

That’s exactly what I talk about 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 talk about the stigma associated with bipolar disorder, and how you can deal with it.

But no, there shouldn’t be that stigma, either way. And the only way to fight it is with information. And usually that information has to come from you. Think about this:

For every person you talk to, or even just think about yourself – they know, or even you know, at least 3 people who have bipolar disorder. Did you know that? Like I said, just think about yourself, for example. Obviously, the first one is your loved one. But think about other people. Don’t you know at least 2 other people who are touched by bipolar disorder in some way?

Either they have it, or their loved one has it, or someone in their family has it, or they know someone who has it, or they’ve heard of someone who has it, right? This is called “degrees of separation.”

And everyone is touched by bipolar disorder by at least 3 people.

But, like I said before about the plagiarism thing, the most important thing is that the information on the disorder is getting out there, so people are getting educated on it.

I know it’s not your responsibility, but if you do tell people what you know about it, you’re educating them. And the more people know about it, the less they’ll fear it, and the less stigma there will be about it. See how it works?

So you, yes you, can actually have a part, maybe even a big part, in educating society, even if it’s just one person at a time, on bipolar disorder.

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Hi,

How’s it going?

I hope you are doing well.

Guess what? I finally figured out how to post pictures on my blog. Actually Andrea told me how (Andrea works for me).

So I have some pictures of my last hike. One if of a bear that I saw along the way. I was only 15 feet away. Good thing I didn’t get eaten : )

Also I have pictures of the lake that is at the top of the mountain.

You can see them by look at the bottom of my blog.

You have to scroll ALL the way down on the blog post. ALL the way.

Okay, today I wanted to talk about something that’s super important for advertising but it’s a concept that’s perfect for bipolar disorder as well.

In some forms of online advertising, there’s something called “learnings.” Basically it’s a situation where a computer is deciding what types of advertising to buy and at what price.

Over time, the computer is supposed to figure out what’s the best kind to buy at which price. The information that is learned is called “learnings.” I was reminded about this term the other day when I spoke with someone who runs some of my advertising.

This got me to thinking about how important this concept is for bipolar disorder.

The way that someone gets better at being a bipolar supporter or managing the disorder themselves if they have it is by learning what works and doesn’t work over time.

Each time something works, it should be stored in your memory – and each time something doesn’t work, it should be stored as well. After a period of time you can take all your learning and have a smooth running situation.

The problem I have noticed with bipolar disorder is that no one really learns anything. People make the same old mistakes over and over and over again.

Let’s look at some.

A person gets off his/her medication several times over many years each time causing massive problems. Never learning that staying on medication is the key.

A bipolar supporter allows his/her loved one to control everything while they are manic and loses tons of money several times over many years.

A person with bipolar disorder fails to see the doctor with regularity and as a result the medications stop working as well and bad things happen. The person should have learned he/she needs to see the doctor with regularity.

A bipolar supporter makes the mistake of thinking all that has to be done is simply to turn a loved one over to a doctor and everything will work out just right. What he/she should have learned is that this isn’t the case and there are many things that have to be done in concert with working with a good doctor.

Over the years, my family made a HUGE mistake by never learning anything. When I look back, we never ever learned anything from any bipolar episode until like 2005 when we started learning things.

If there were a major episode, no one ever even thought why it happened or how we could have prevented it. We just got by only to have the same things happen again and again.

It’s really dumb if you think about it.

Has this happened to you?

There was this great philosopher named Santayana, and he said that those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. Well, I take that one step further. If you don’t learn from your past, and your past mistakes, you’re just going to keep making the same mistakes over and over again.

And with bipolar disorder, those mistakes that you keep making over and over again, whether you’re supporting a loved one with the disorder or you have the disorder yourself, can be very costly.

They can even lead to death, if they involve your medications (and going off them over and over again).

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 stress over and over again that you have to have systems in place for dealing with learning from past episodes, and I teach you exactly how to do this.

If you don’t learn how to use “learnings,”you’re just going to keep repeating the same mistakes, and you will never learn how to manage bipolar disorder. You need to develop your own bipolar learnings!

Dave

Pictures

This is a picture of the lake at the top of the mountain

Here is a picture of the mountains leading to the lake.

Here is a picture of the bear I saw.

David Oliver is the author of the shocking guide “Bipolar Disorder—The REAL Silent Killer.” Click Here to get FREE Information sent via email on how and why bipolar disorder kills.

Hi,

What’s new?

Hope you are having a great day.

I wanted to talk today about the importance of two things.

1. If you have bipolar disorder you should have an agreement with a supporter that if you become unstable you will want that person to do what it takes to get you into treatment.

2. If you are a bipolar supporter and even if you don’t have this agreement, you should do whatever it takes to get someone into treatment.

People forget that with bipolar disorder lots of people take their own lives. Lots of people do terrible things. It’s almost always because a person was NOT taking their medication and they had no system or method to get stable again. They had no supporters.

I have a woman named Michele who works for me who has bipolar disorder. She had a sister who also had bipolar disorder. Notice I said HAD. She HAD bipolar disorder. That’s because she killed herself. That’s right – she committed suicide because even though she had supporters, including her sister Michele, she went off her bipolar medication.

So when I stress that people with the disorder stay on their medication, it’s not for my sake, it’s for theirs!

And when I stress that supporters do whatever they have to do to make sure that their loved ones stay on their medication to make sure that they DON’T take their own lives, I am serious about it!

WARNING – DON’T LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOUR LOVED ONE! DO WHATEVER IT TAKES – OR ELSE!

In my courses/systems below:

SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?

Visit:

http://www.bipolarsupporter.com/report11

SUPPORTING A CHILD/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?

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http://www.bipolarparenting.com

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I stress the importance of taking medication to control and manage bipolar disorder. Now, hopefully, you understand why.

I have been accused (usually by people with the disorder who are NOT taking their medication) of supporting the drug companies. Now you understand that I am not. I am only concerned with you and your loved one and that they stay alive!

PLEASE take this warning seriously and don’t let your loved one be like Michele’s sister?

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Hi,

How’s it going?

I hope you are doing well.

I wanted to remind everyone I am looking for TWO good positions to be filled at bipolarcentral.com

You can see the details below.

These are h.omebased PART TIME positions. One is for admin and the other is for customer service.

It really concerns me that some people have questions that are clearly on the job description page. Anyway, you can see the positions here: http://www.bipolarcentral.com/careers/

You will indicate the hourly rate you want. BUT, I am looking for VERY good people. Not people who want to make a few bucks and don’t want to take either job seriously. GOOD QUALIFIED people with can do what they say when they say it without 1000 different excuses.

At bipolarcentral.com we can NOT afford to hire anyone who is not serious, dedicated and hardworking.

As it stands now, I am working 7 days a week as a result of someone failing to do a lot tasks. It’s placed a TREMENDOUS burden on me. When things have to get done, and there is no one or someone decides to drop the ball, so to speak, it ends up with me having to do it.

As a result of this type of stuff, I have had a horrible last week.

But it will get better. I know there are qualified, serious, and hardworking people on my list. These positions are so seriously actually that we are marketing them all over the place. They are on dozens of different sites and being marketed to vocational rehabilitation centers across the US.

We are looking for great people. Someone asked me if we are looking for any new writers. We will be soon. But we want writers that can keep deadlines without long stories and many excuses. It’s really sad but some people who w.ork from home do NOT take it seriously. It’s like a hobby or joke to them. It’s really annoying to other people on a team when this happens.

It takes a lot to keep bipolarcentral.com running AND progressing. We just don’t want to stay where we are but we always want to move forward. This is why we are searching for new people.

Again, to see the positions currently available visit:

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ON TO TODAY’S TOPIC

Okay, I wanted to tell you about my friend who does strongman competitions and the GREAT bipolar lesson you can take away.

What are strongman competitions*? A typical strongman competition consists of six events. The first three events are used to qualify eight finalists for the last three events. There are about fifteen different events established so far.

The promoter of a particular competition chooses from among these. Many of these events are adopted from traditional, centuries old contests like Scottish Highland Games and the Basque contests in Spain. Variations of regular powerlifts are used to test pure strength.

Some of the most common events are:

Farmer’s Walk, Car Walk, Loading, McGlashen Stones Truck Pulling, Log-Press / Stone-Press, Hercules Hold, Stone Lift, Log Throw / Caber toss, Weight throw, Tug of War, Pole Pushing, Crucifix and Car Rolling

About 2.5 years ago my friend decided he wanted to compete in these.

I was kind of strange to me. The events are really odd. Something I would not be into.

I used to power lift years ago but not any longer. I only body build non-competitively.

Anyway, so my friend signed up for his first contest.

His entire family went, including me.

So we went there and my friend who is SUPER strong, I mean really strong, went through the entire competition.

Guess what happened?

Take a wild guess! Then scroll down for the rest of the story….

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FUN?

He got destroyed. He didn’t do well at all. Despite being really strong and a good athlete he got destroyed!

It was amazing. I couldn’t believe it myself.

He was really bummed out. I immediately saw the problem because of my consulting background and my background with mental health, especially bipolar disorder.

Guess what he didn’t have that you need for bipolar disorder in order to manage it?

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He didn’t have a system. That was the problem. I noticed the people who won had systems. What kind of systems?

How to get there and what time (most go there the day before, my friend got there the day of the event…hmmm) What to eat before the competition What to drink and eat during the competition Ways to keep cool How to conserve your energy for all the events

People had special coolers, food, special seats, tents, cooling devices, supplements, special food and drinks.

You could tell that the people who won had a plan and a system. It was kind of amazing.

My friend didn’t pick up on this.

NOTE-They also had great technique. To be a successful person in these competitions requires some amount of strength but way more technique. Usually the smaller guys beat the bigger guys because they had better technique. Some smaller guys made winning look effortless.

Anyway, so I told my friend to ask everyone lots of questions about what they did.

He did.

Fast forward 2.5 years.

Over this past weekend, my friend did EXTREMELY well. He is on track to be a major champion.

He has come a long way. He did very well. He took 3^rd, which is incredible, and just missed 2nd.

I asked him, “What was the key?”

He said, “I remember 2 years ago you told me about systems and that’s what made the difference. I now have a system to win. I know how to eat, what to do and when to do it.”

When he told me that, I immediately thought of bipolar disorder.

In my courses/systems below:

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I talk over and over again about the importance of systems.

They are super important. Something that you Can’t just fly by the seat of your pants and do well helping a loved one with bipolar disorder or managing the disorder yourself. I don’t believe this is the case at all.

YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED A SYSTEM AND A PLAN

It’s important to note that you will have like a master plan and sub-plans that go along to helping you with your master plan.

For example if you are a super, your master plan is to help your loved one become stable, productive and be able to work.

Your sub-plan may be, getting your loved one into the “5 percenter club,” finding a job your loved one can do from home and also making sure your loved one takes his/her medication.

You will have 3 plans that lead to your 3 objectives that make up your master plan. Make sense? I hope so. What do you think? I have to go to the gym. I am already tired and the day didn’t even really start. I only got 4 hour of sleep. NO I don’t have bipolar disorder J. Yes I know getting 4 hours of sleep is not good. YES I am looking to change this to getting 8 hours of sleep like normal people J That’s why I am hiring two more GOOD people J

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