{"id":226,"date":"2008-10-12T09:08:33","date_gmt":"2008-10-12T13:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=226"},"modified":"2009-03-17T09:06:24","modified_gmt":"2009-03-17T13:06:24","slug":"the-bipolar-liking-chain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/the-bipolar-liking-chain\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bipolar Liking Chain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hope this is a good day for you.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hey I have to go really, really quick today. I actually mapped this out in my mind last night because I couldn’t sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Oh someone was complaining that I had a typo here and there. Here’s the deal. I spend a ton of time every year on these daily emails.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Up to 75 minutes EVERY DAY. 365 days a year, including Christmas, my birthday, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It’s not the easiest thing to do and I try to get great information out within 75 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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If I have a typo here or there I am sorry. I can’t however spend even more time sending to multiple editors and making the entire process take hours. If I did this, I wouldn’t ever do it at all.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Just think, last year I spend more than 365 hours on this. <\/span>That’s a lot. BUT I am committed to it. Anyway, I just wanted to address the typo issue.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Oh one last thing. People have asked to edit my daily emails. And then when I ask them if they are willing to do it at 8:00am EVERY SINGLE DAY with NO days off and get the editing done really fast, well they can’t do that or make a promise of that nature : )<\/span><\/p>\n

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Anyway, okay let’s move on.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I was talking to this girl the other day, and she was telling me about how when she was little, her and the girls in her neighborhood would make these things called “gum chains.” It was a woman in the gym. She was bored “out of her mind walking on the tread mill.” <\/span><\/p>\n

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Anyway, she said\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

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They would take the paper wrappers off sticks of gum, and somehow fold them (I suppose in ways that today we would call origami), and link them together and form chains with them.<\/span><\/p>\n

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So what does this have to do with bipolar disorder?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Well, I was thinking about that story, and it made me think of something like a bipolar liking chain.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It would go something like this:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Your loved one likes you.<\/span><\/p>\n

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They like themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n

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They like to live.<\/span><\/p>\n

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They like their doctor.<\/span><\/p>\n

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They like their treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n

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They like to feel better.<\/span><\/p>\n

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They like their life after the medication makes them feel better.<\/span><\/p>\n

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They like their life with you.<\/span><\/p>\n

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They like their family.<\/span><\/p>\n

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They like doing well.<\/span><\/p>\n

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They like their hobbies.<\/span><\/p>\n

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They like stability.<\/span><\/p>\n

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See what I mean? <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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It’s like a chain. <\/span>And the chain keeps growing, and keeps getting better as long as certain things are in place.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In my courses\/systems below, the (shall we say) chain starts with a treatment program:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Visit:<\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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SUPPORTING A CHILD\/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?<\/span><\/p>\n

Visit:<\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?<\/span><\/p>\n

Visit:<\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Now, if your loved one has certain things in place, they will have a good CHAIN:<\/span><\/p>\n

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1.<\/span> <\/span>Medication<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2.<\/span> <\/span>Doctor<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3.<\/span> <\/span>Psychiatrist<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

4.<\/span> <\/span>Therapist<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

5.<\/span> <\/span>Supporter<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

6.<\/span> <\/span>Support System<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

7.<\/span> <\/span>Treatment Plan<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

8.<\/span> <\/span>Diet<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

9.<\/span> <\/span>Exercise<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

10.<\/span> <\/span>Sleep<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

11.<\/span> <\/span>Watch Triggers<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

12.<\/span> <\/span>Self-Care<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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See what I mean?<\/span><\/p>\n

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And all these things are necessary parts of the chain.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Some things may be added, like hobbies, and some things may change (like you may have a social worker instead of a therapist), but you must still have a bipolar liking chain.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Like the little girls’ gum chain, if any part of the chain comes out, the whole chain falls apart!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Like the bipolar liking chain, would you like to be the part of the liking chain that was missing? <\/span>I’m sure you wouldn’t.<\/span><\/p>\n

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So all parts have to be present for your loved one to achieve stability, which is the end goal, after all, isn’t it?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Maybe there’s some things in YOUR bipolar liking chain that I’ve forgotten.<\/span><\/p>\n

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If there are, please share them with the rest of us?<\/span><\/p>\n

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I have to take off. Catch you tomorrow morning.<\/span><\/p>\n

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FIND OUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT ME<\/span><\/p>\n

Visit: http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/testimonials<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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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

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Hope this is a good day for you.<\/p>\n

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Hey I have to go really, really quick today. I actually mapped this out in my mind last night because I couldn’t sleep.<\/p>\n

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Oh someone was complaining that I had a typo here and there. Here’s the deal. I spend a ton of time every year on these daily emails.<\/p>\n

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Up to 75 minutes EVERY DAY.<\/p>\n

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