{"id":105,"date":"2008-08-06T07:44:10","date_gmt":"2008-08-06T11:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=105"},"modified":"2009-03-19T11:41:07","modified_gmt":"2009-03-19T15:41:07","slug":"5-ways-to-keep-a-loved-one-with-bipolar-on-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/5-ways-to-keep-a-loved-one-with-bipolar-on-track\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways To Keep A Loved One With Bipolar On Track"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Hi,<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Hope you&#8217;re doing well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">I am thinking about hiring some kind of computer tutor for the entire organization. I have a number of people that work for me that aren&#8217;t the best with computers and software programs (me included ).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">I was thinking of hiring someone to do some kind of over the phone computer group or individual teaching. I am not sure how it will work and I am thinking about it. Let me know what you think.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Okay, yesterday I sent out a daily email about the nightmare person with bipolar disorder that I had working for me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>IMPORTANT<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">A number of people wrote me that they were totally depressed about how I hired someone that turned out to be so bad. You should know if you are thinking this way that the worst people that I have ever hired actually reported NO disorder. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">I have hired many people with one or more disorders and only one has turned out (actually two), to be really bad and ill. The VAST MAJORITY of people that I have hired with bipolar or other disorders have done GREAT. They have out performed people<span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span>without disorders. Please remember that.<span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span>Melinda posted on my blog:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Dave,<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Obviously you\u2019re a good, humane person or you wouldn\u2019t be in the business you are and employing people with \u201cdisorders.\u201d Has it ever occurred to you that you\u2019re TOO nice? By this I don\u2019t mean weak, just too tolerant? <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">I live with a landady who\u2019s losing or has lost her mind\u2013she could be walking around with an undiagnosed case of bipolar illness, for al I know. She\u2019s slandered me to her friends and family, accused me of terrible things I haven\u2019t done, has discriminated against me because I have ADD and bipolar illness (she doesn\u2019t know about the bipolar II I have), and sworn and yelled at me. She tries to turn my other housemate against me, another Christian!! I consider her abusive and manipulative, not to mention downright mean. I told her I think someone must have been mean to her once, but that she\u2019s<span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>allowed them to turn her mean. Turns out my honesty helped! <\/span>Dave, why did you let that crazy person wreak such havoc in your life? Do you enjoy suffering? Don\u2019t be a masochist. You said you allowed the person umpteen chances. Why? Wrong is wrong. There\u2019s such a thing as protecting yourself. No, you weren\u2019t being stupid, just TOO nice! Don\u2019t beat yourself up over this, please. Think instead of all the people you\u2019ve helped.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Keep up the good work,&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">-Melinda <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">I think Melinda is right I am too nice. I am way too nice when it comes to people who work for me that are new and have one or more disorders. Sometimes I give people way to many chances. It&#8217;s hard to tell which people will turn out well with bipolar disorder when it comes to employment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">I have people that work for me that never held a job more than 6 months with anyone else, attempted suicide 5 to 7 times, were in jail, were homeless, etc and do FANTASITIC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">So you can&#8217;t have too much heavy duty looking at a person&#8217;s past. The way our system goes it weighs the future and near past much more than the old, old past. Know what I mean?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">At the end of the day, what&#8217;s the major problem with these people that do so much bad in such a short period of time? It&#8217;s generally they don&#8217;t have a treatment plan they are following AND they don&#8217;t have a supporter to help put them back on track and keep them their.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Today I want to talk about <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">5 Ways to Help Your Loved One Stay On Track<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">1.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>Don\u2019t Let Them Get Lazy<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">It\u2019s hard for your loved one when they, perhaps, have lost their job and are now on disability.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>Some people lose their sense of direction when they have nothing to wake up for any more when they have no job to go to.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>Don\u2019t let your<span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> loved one get lazy just because they aren\u2019t working any more.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span><\/span>Encourage them to make a To-Do List, or something else that forces them to be productive in some way every day \u2013 just something that gets them out of bed with a day\u2019s goal in mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">2. Make Sure They Stick to Their Treatment Plan<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Sometimes loved ones may stick to their treatment plans\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>in the beginning, when they know you\u2019re watching them, <\/span>but then they slack off when they think you\u2019re not looking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Don\u2019t let that happen to your loved one. Make sure they stick to their treatment plan. This is so important.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>Especially when it comes to their medication.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>No, they\u2019re not a child, and you can\u2019t make them take their medication by forcing it down their throat.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>But you can encourage them and reinforce the importance of taking it.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>Be the same way with the rest of their treatment plan \u2013 going to their appointments with their psychiatrist, doctor, and therapist.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>Eat a good diet, exercise, and sleep right, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">3. Use a Buddy System<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Try to keep them on track by finding a \u201cBP Buddy\u201d for them \u2013 maybe someone from their bipolar support group.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>Someone who knows what they\u2019re going through, and is perhaps sharing the same struggles.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>Maybe they can do some things together, maybe some things to keep them from getting bored \u2013 maybe they share the same interests, or at least could go out to eat or to the movies, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">In my courses\/systems below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Visit:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman; color: #800080;\">http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">SUPPORTING A CHILD\/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Visit:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com\/\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Visit:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net\/\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman; color: #800080;\">http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">I share many tips\/tricks to helping your loved one stay on track, but in this email I\u2019ll just share a couple more quick ones here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">4<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>Encourage Them to be Independent<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Don\u2019t act like your loved one\u2019s babysitter. Encourage them to be independent, and not dependent on you.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>You want to be supportive, and you want them to feel your support and to know that you\u2019re there for them, but at the same time, you\u00a0 don\u2019t want them to feel as if you\u2019re smothering them.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>If you have grown children, remember back to when your children were teenagers and were trying to show that they were \u201cgrown up.\u201d<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>Your loved one is going<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>through the same thing.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>Stay close enough that if they want your help, you can help them, but give them enough room that they can do what they can for themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">5<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>Be Their Cheerleader<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">When your loved one does make advances in their growth, say, in therapy, be their personal cheerleader!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>Make sure they know that you are on their side, not only NOT nagging them, but being positive and encouraging, and cheering them on to do good so that they don&#8217;t get depressed. Even small advances can be good ones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Being a good supporter isn&#8217;t an easy job.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>But it is so important to your loved one that you encourage them every step of the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">These are just 5 ways that you can do that.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>I&#8217;m sure that you can come up with more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">FIND OUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT ME<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Visit: http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/testimonials<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>David Oliver is the author of the shocking guide \u201cBipolar Disorder\u2014The REAL Silent Killer.\u201d  <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hypertracker.com\/go\/Post\/BP_Kills_BlogAd\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Click Here<\/span><\/a><\/strong> to get <strong>FREE Information<\/strong> sent via email on how and why bipolar disorder kills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hi,<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\">Hope you&#8217;re doing well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\">I am thinking about hiring some kind of computer tutor for the entire organization. I have a number of people that work for me that aren&#8217;t the best with computers and software programs (me included ).<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\">I was thinking of hiring someone to do some kind of over the phone computer group or individual teaching. 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