{"id":1607,"date":"2009-04-06T08:07:46","date_gmt":"2009-04-06T12:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=1607"},"modified":"2009-04-06T08:09:28","modified_gmt":"2009-04-06T12:09:28","slug":"bipolar-disorder-no-excuses-for-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-disorder-no-excuses-for-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipolar Disorder? No Excuses For This"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

How’s it going?<\/p>\n

I read the greatest thing the other day:<\/p>\n

“I once heard a Buddhist teacher say
\nthat life is a lot like gambling in Vegas.
\nYou have to be present to win. But
\nsometimes winning entails much more
\nthan just showing up. It requires making
\na bet on your best, bravest self and then
\nstretching beyond what you already believe
\nyou can do to win the jackpot of your full
\npotential and deepest desires.”<\/p>\n

I thought that was one of the most inspirational things I’ve ever read!<\/p>\n

Makes me want to go out and conquer the world today, you know?<\/p>\n

If it wasn’t for work, I probably would.<\/p>\n

Oops – I’ve just done what I wanted to talk to you about today.<\/p>\n

COMPLAINING<\/p>\n

I just complained about having to work, and I shouldn’t have done that.<\/p>\n

Because I truly love what I do, running bipolarcentral.com, sending out these emails, hearing from people, writing the courses and other materials, volunteering at support groups, giving talks about bipolar disorder, talking to doctors and other experts, interviewing success stories, etc.<\/p>\n

And I’m really not a complainer.<\/p>\n

That’s why I wanted to write this email.<\/p>\n

And yet I got caught doing the very same thing – that’s how easy it is to do!<\/p>\n

See, so many people complain, and make excuses for this and for that.<\/p>\n

Some people blame all their problems on the economy.<\/p>\n

Boy, do we hear a lot of that these days, don’t we?<\/p>\n

But there are many people who are NOT using the recession as an excuse and are cutting back
\non their expenses and living within their means, and are NOT COMPLAINING!<\/p>\n

There are really no excuses for complaining.<\/p>\n

It’s like that reading I quoted at the beginning of this email.<\/p>\n

I know I seem to “preach” about it a lot, but it really does have to do with your attitude.<\/p>\n

If you have a negative attitude, you’re not going to believe in yourself and your ability to reach “beyond what you already believe you can do to win the jackpot of your full potential and deepest desires.”<\/p>\n

So there’s no excuse for having a negative attitude.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, people with a positive attitude are getting things they desire every day!<\/p>\n

Just look at some of the success stories at bipolarcentral.com!<\/p>\n

That’s why I talk about having a positive attitude so much in my courses\/systems.<\/p>\n

Because I believe that having a positive attitude is just as important a part of your treatment as medication and therapy when it comes to stability.<\/p>\n

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\nSo there really is no excuse for not having a positive attitude.<\/p>\n

But you do have a choice – nobody ever took that away from you. You can choose whether you want to be positive or negative.<\/p>\n

Just like you can choose stability or not.<\/p>\n

Just like you can choose whether to even accept that you have bipolar disorder or not.<\/p>\n

Yes, that’s a choice.<\/p>\n

But it is NOT an excuse!<\/p>\n

And you shouldn’t complain about it.<\/p>\n

Complaining doesn’t get you anywhere, certainly not towards stability.<\/p>\n

Using the fact that you have bipolar disorder as an excuse for unacceptable behavior is simply a cop-out for not accepting responsibility for that behavior.<\/p>\n

And I know that sounds harsh, but I’ve gotten so many emails from supporters saying exactly that.<\/p>\n

Complaining is negative. It is NOT positive.<\/p>\n

And negative things keep you stuck where you are.<\/p>\n

If you want to move further ahead towards stability, you have to do certain things.<\/p>\n

And the first thing you have to do is stop complaining about the fact that you have bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

You’re not the only one to have it.<\/p>\n

Over 4 million people in this country have bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

You’re only ONE of them.<\/p>\n

And don’t use it as an excuse to not do things.<\/p>\n

You are most likely still healthy otherwise.<\/p>\n

You still have your supporter, and maybe friends and family to support you as well.<\/p>\n

You at least have a roof over your head, food to eat, and clothes to wear.<\/p>\n

You have other things in your life that you should count your blessings for – things big and small.<\/p>\n

You may not have chosen to have bipolar disorder. Nobody does.<\/p>\n

But you can choose what to do with it – you can choose to get stable.<\/p>\n

But you can’t use having bipolar disorder as an excuse.<\/p>\n

And you can’t complain about it if you’re going to become as stable as you can be.<\/p>\n

Not if you’re going to “win the jackpot of your full potential and deepest desires.”<\/p>\n

Don’t you want to “make a bet on YOUR best, bravest self?”<\/p>\n

David Oliver is the author of the shocking guide \u201cBipolar Disorder\u2014The REAL Silent Killer.\u201d Click Here<\/span><\/a><\/strong> to get FREE Information<\/strong> sent via email on how and why bipolar disorder kills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

How’s it going?<\/p>\n

I read the greatest thing the other day:<\/p>\n

“I once heard a Buddhist teacher say
\nthat life is a lot like gambling in Vegas.
\nYou have to be present to win. But
\nsometimes winning entails much more
\nthan just showing up. It requires making
\na bet on your best, bravest self and then
\nstretching beyond what you already believe
\nyou can do to win the jackpot of your full
\npotential and deepest desires.”<\/p>\n

Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nBipolar Disorder? No Excuses For This - Bipolar Supporter Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-disorder-no-excuses-for-this\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bipolar Disorder? No Excuses For This - Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hi, How’s it going? I read the greatest thing the other day: “I once heard a Buddhist teacher say that life is a lot like gambling in Vegas. You have to be present to win. 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