{"id":38,"date":"2008-06-18T07:28:11","date_gmt":"2008-06-18T11:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=38"},"modified":"2009-03-19T16:22:49","modified_gmt":"2009-03-19T20:22:49","slug":"will-you-make-this-common-mistake-with-bipolar-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/will-you-make-this-common-mistake-with-bipolar-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"Will you make this common mistake with bipolar disorder?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Hi,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">How&#8217;s it going?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I actually have to go really quick today because I have to get back from the gym and prepare for a full days of doing lots of different things.\u00a0 Actually before I get started I have a funny story.\u00a0 The other day someone wrote on my blog that basically I had bipolar disorder because I repeated myself.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">So I wrote a daily talking about this.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Yesterday that person responded back on my blog and said:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8220;you took offense when i asked if you are bipolar, but remember that some bipolar meds have the side effect of dementia. so that was not a dumb question.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">First, I didn&#8217;t take offense I thought it was funny. I never said it was dumb, at least I don&#8217;t remember saying that \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This is funny&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Yesterday I was in the gym leaving and I was talking to the girls that are at the front desk. They are like 20 years old and have a really simple life&#8211;it consists of tanning, partying, shopping and text messaging.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The one girl was talking to the other girl. The one girl was talking about what she was going to do this weekend. Then she talked about what she did last weekend. Right in the middle of about a 7 minute explanation, the girl who was suppose to be listening to her said and I quote:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8220;I forgot what we were talking about, can you start over again?&#8221; The girl talking got mad and said, &#8220;you always do that to me.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I said, &#8220;hey, someone accused me of having bipolar disorder because I repeat myself, maybe you have it?&#8221; She said, &#8220;bipolar who what&#8217;s that?&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Then she walked away and said she was &#8220;bored.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I thought this was really funny. You might not and think I am crazy for even writing about it. But I wanted to so I did \ud83d\ude42 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">But yesterday there was something that happen to the gym that totally relates to bipolar disorder on a serious note. Here&#8217;s what happen. There&#8217;s a guy in the gym that apparently was never in good shape in like 30 years. He was really in bad shape. Overweight, no muscle ton, etc. So he decided to get into great shape. Some say he is having one of the mid life crisis&#8217;s when you start trying to act like you are 18 when you are really 40 something.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Anyway, he tried ALL kinds of programs, diets and plans. Finally he hired one of the world&#8217;s top body builders to coach him. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The body builder guy gave him in my opinion a dangerous program that could adversely affect his health.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">But the person started to lose weight and body fat. After 12 weeks he went from 20+ percent body fat to less than 5 percent. His program however is crazy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">No carbs excerpt 1 meal a week. He has to do more than 2 hours of cardio SEVEN and I repeat 7 days a week in addition to working out.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The plan is crazy. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">IMPORTANT BIPOLAR LESSON COMING<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">So this person&#8217;s goal is to be the lowest possible body fat by July something or another. It&#8217;s like 3 to 4 weeks away. I have no problem with setting a goal like this but here&#8217;s the problem.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">So right now, my friend is like, &#8220;his diet makes no sense at all. He is going to destroy his knees and mess up his system because his meals have no balance in them at all.&#8221; Other former body builder commented that his diet was dangerous.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Okay, so now, the question becomes? After you hit your goal, after July something or another when you are all done, what&#8217;s your long term plan?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At first he had no long term plan. He never thought about it? Sound familiar? It should because so many people dealing with bipolar disorder have no long term plan at all. They work on day to day or maybe this week.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Anyway, so now he decided that basically he wasn&#8217;t going to eat carbs forever and do 1 hour of cardio 7 days a week. He wasn&#8217;t going to take any time off.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">My friend said, &#8220;dude, he&#8217;s so stupid that plan can&#8217;t work long term.&#8221; My friend is a person who looks great almost all the time but has a system. He has a balanced diet, takes supplements, takes lots of time off, has cheat days where he can eat junk, etc.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">So now it stands this person has a plan that&#8217;s not only impossible long term, it&#8217;s going to wind up really injuring him.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">You can NOT continue to work out 7 days a week hard for the rest of your life. Period. No matter what. Studies and common sense tell you this. If he does this, he will most likely get sick, start experiencing symptoms of massive over training (being angry, can&#8217;t sleep, lose weight, feel tired almost all day long, etc), and he will start to hurt his joints, especially his knees. He will wind up destroying himself.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">What&#8217;s this have to do with bipolar disorder?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A lot. Just yesterday I was talking to someone who had this idea. He said it&#8217;s the final straw for his loved one with bipolar disorder.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">He is going to measure and monitor all her medication for the rest of her life. He said that he is going to supervise EVERYTHING his loved one does FOREVER. He said he was tired of things not working or her not doing what she was suppose to.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">He said, &#8220;what do you think of that?&#8221; He said it in like a &#8220;I have a plan that&#8217;s going to work.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I said that I was 99% sure that it would not work and that it will actually work against him. No one wants to be monitored and treated like a baby.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I told him it was okay to help a loved one with their medication in the beginning but long term this can&#8217;t work.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I asked if this person gets a job or moves away how are you going to monitor. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">He said, &#8220;well she isn&#8217;t moving, I will monitor it all.&#8221; I said it won&#8217;t work.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This is one of those people who has my information but hasn&#8217;t gone through it at all.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">In my courses\/systems below:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Visit:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">SUPPORTING A CHILD\/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Visit:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com\/\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Visit:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net\/\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I talk at length about how important systems and strategies are. I have systems for all situations&#8211;whether you are a supporting a loved one with bipolar, have bipolar disorder yourself or are supporting a child.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">When you go through my courses\/systems you&#8217;re going to be amazed at all the things that I have thought of and how there are indeed solutions to them all. You might think there aren&#8217;t solutions to even your most difficult problems but there are. You have to go through the material however. It&#8217;s a must. You can&#8217;t sit it on your shelf.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">But back to this guy. He said, &#8220;well what would you do if you were me?&#8221; I told him the first problem that I see is, she doesn&#8217;t have a good doctor, she doesn&#8217;t have a therapist either. Also you aren&#8217;t creating a positive environment for her and you are trying to create almost like a &#8216;police state&#8221; where you monitor everything.&#8221; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I went on &#8220;you haven&#8217;t separated the bipolar from her and you are mad and angry at her. You think something is really wrong with her because she has bipolar disorder. You appear to be mean almost punishing her for something she did not do.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">He thought about it. And then he said, &#8220;well we will see.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I finally told him the story of the person in the gym. I asked does it make sense to do cardio 1 hour a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, only have carbs one meal a week for the rest of someone&#8217;s life? 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