{"id":1891,"date":"2009-06-22T09:49:37","date_gmt":"2009-06-22T13:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=1891"},"modified":"2009-06-22T09:49:37","modified_gmt":"2009-06-22T13:49:37","slug":"bipolar-are-you-using-the-real-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-are-you-using-the-real-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipolar? Are You Using the Real Stuff?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

I hope you’re doing well today.<\/p>\n

I have to tell you about the funniest thing I saw (heard) the other day.<\/p>\n

I was in a restaurant, and there were four older women sitting in a booth near me.<\/p>\n

They were sort of arguing.<\/p>\n

Now, I’m not an eavesdropper or anything, so this argument was loud enough for me to hear from where I was sitting (and I’m sure, from where everyone else was sitting, too).<\/p>\n

Here’s the conversation:<\/p>\n

Lady 1: “I can’t believe you just did that.”<\/p>\n

Lady 2: “Did what?”<\/p>\n

Lady 1: “Put the pink stuff in your coffee.”<\/p>\n

Lady 2: “I always use the pink stuff.”<\/p>\n

Lady 1: “Well, I always use the yellow stuff.”<\/p>\n

Lady 3: “Well, I don’t see why the two of you are even arguing about it.”<\/p>\n

Uh oh, I thought, here comes trouble.<\/p>\n

And I was right.<\/p>\n

Lady 1 and 2 turned on Lady 3.<\/p>\n

“Ok, if you’re so smart, which one do you use,” said Lady 2.<\/p>\n

Lady 3: I use the blue stuff.<\/p>\n

Well, all this time Lady 4 had been real quiet.<\/p>\n

Then the other three women turned on Lady 4.<\/p>\n

“Okay,” said Lady 2, “You break the tie. Which do you use?”<\/p>\n

And here comes the funniest part of all –<\/p>\n

Lady 4 said, “I just use plain old sugar. I don’t go for that fake stuff at all.”<\/p>\n

And then they all started the whole argument all over again! It was hilarious!<\/p>\n

You should have been there.<\/p>\n

Ok, so what does this have to do with bipolar disorder? (you know I always bring everything back to bipolar disorder LOL)<\/p>\n

Here’s the question for you:<\/p>\n

Are YOU using the real stuff?<\/p>\n

Or are you using one of the fakes (substitutes) out there?<\/p>\n

Here’s a real good example, and a VERY DANGEROUS one:<\/p>\n

MEDICATION<\/p>\n

Are you taking the right medication?<\/p>\n

The bipolar medication prescribed by your doctor?<\/p>\n

Or are you taking one of those supposed “natural cures” you hear about on the Internet?<\/p>\n

Now, I’m not against herbal or natural supplements, don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that at all.<\/p>\n

But I’m saying to use them with your doctor’s permission, most important of all, and I’m saying to use them WITH your medication, and not INSTEAD of your medication.<\/p>\n

Too many people with bipolar disorder believe the ads saying these herbal remedies are a cure for bipolar disorder, when they’re not.<\/p>\n

Then you might find out later that they’re actually dangerous for you, anyway (besides the fact that you can go into an episode for going off your REAL medication).<\/p>\n

I even talk about this very thing in my
\ncourses\/systems below:<\/p>\n

SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
\nVisit:
\nhttp:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11<\/a><\/p>\n

SUPPORTING A CHILD\/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
\nVisit:
\nhttp:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com<\/a><\/p>\n

HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?
\nVisit:
\nhttp:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net<\/a>
\nAnother example is information on bipolar disorder, which I also talk about in my courses\/systems.<\/p>\n

About how important it is to be knowledgeable about the disorder.<\/p>\n

But you have to have REAL information! NOT misleading or false information.<\/p>\n

Can you imagine how dangerous it is to have the wrong information about bipolar disorder?<\/p>\n

For example, the truth is that there is NO cure for the disorder at this time.<\/p>\n

But some people believe that there is.<\/p>\n

They have FALSE information.<\/p>\n

So they are chasing after something that is not real. And they are wasting their time, unfortunately.<\/p>\n

Instead, they should be going after the REAL thing – REAL information that will help them get better.<\/p>\n

Here’s some other things to think about:<\/p>\n

Would you rather have a REAL doctor, or a FAKE doctor?<\/p>\n

A REAL therapist or a FAKE therapist?<\/p>\n

A REAL pharmacist or a FAKE pharmacist?<\/p>\n

Or even a REAL friend or a FAKE friend?<\/p>\n

See what I’m getting at?<\/p>\n

This is more than just an argument over real sugar vs. fake sugar.<\/p>\n

This could mean the difference between continuing to struggle with your bipolar disorder or actually becoming stable with your bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

Do you agree or disagree with me?<\/p>\n

Do you think it’s important to have the right medication?<\/p>\n

Do you think it’s important to have the right information?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

I hope you’re doing well today.<\/p>\n

I have to tell you about the funniest thing I saw (heard) the other day.<\/p>\n

I was in a restaurant, and there were four older women sitting in a booth near me.<\/p>\n

They were sort of arguing.<\/p>\n

Now, I’m not an eavesdropper or anything, so this argument was loud enough for me to hear from where I was sitting (and I’m sure,<\/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? Are You Using the Real Stuff? - 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-are-you-using-the-real-stuff\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bipolar? Are You Using the Real Stuff? - Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hi, I hope you’re doing well today. I have to tell you about the funniest thing I saw (heard) the other day. 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