Hi,<\/p>\n
I wanted to tell you something I told a friend of mine who is struggling with his business. He told me things weren’t going that well. He then told me about how the economy was and all these natural disasters. He even mentioned it could be the end of the world. What does he do?<\/p>\n
He reads the news everyday. The news is like a scam if you ask me.<\/p>\n
If you think that drug companies are running scams to get people on drugs they don’t need to be and this is hurting society I think the news hurts MILLIONS of people.<\/p>\n
It causes depression — Look at the news every day and you can’t help but to get depressed. It misleads you –There’s tons of good news, but they never show it. It’s one sided, dramatic to shock you. It blows things up. The simplest thing is generally made to seem like it’s the end of the world.<\/p>\n
Just look at gas prices. They show them to people who are almost homeless. They take the most extreme cases. And they leave stuff out so it’s really doom and gloom.<\/p>\n
How about how they DON’T show people on my list that have bipolar disorder that are super smart and are working on ways to turn a car engine into one that runs on water? That’s not dramatic enough for them.<\/p>\n
Sorry to rant and rave but I mean all this. It makes me mad.<\/p>\n
SO\u2026<\/p>\n
GET RID OF THE NEWS!<\/p>\n
Stop reading the news\u2026Stop watching the news\u2026Stop listening to the news\u2026<\/p>\n
AND\u2026<\/p>\n
Read and watch things that are POSITIVE\u2026 Turn away from negative stuff\u2026 Ignore people that talk doom and gloom\u2026. Say “Hey I have to run.” Make something up\u2026.Walk away.<\/p>\n
Advanced strategies \u2013 Take all the news channels on your TV and lock them so you can’t see them unless you put a code in. This is a neat trick my friend taught me. Some cable companies allow you to block channels for kids with a code. Like adult stuff. You can do the same thing with news channels. Call your cable company and ask how to block channels. Don’t tell them it’s for the news or they will think you are crazy or try to talk you out of it.<\/p>\n
Subscribe to stuff that brings good news. There’s tons of it. Go to the book store and look around and you’ll find it. And, believe it or not, if you look for it, there is actually a newspaper that is filled with only GOOD NEWS!<\/p>\n
When are you are dealing with bipolar disorder you need to be as positive as possible. There’s<\/p>\n
already a lot of bad stuff with bipolar disorder. You don’t need to hear or see any more bad news.<\/p>\n
If there is a disaster somewhere, you probably can’t help 99% of the time and you are working<\/p>\n
on preventing your own disaster with you or your loved one. I teach that having the right positive attitude is CRITICAL when you’re dealing with bipolar disorder . Well, it’s critical when you’re NOT the one with bipolar disorder, too. Even if you’re a supporter, it’s critical<\/p>\n
to have a positive attitude.<\/p>\n
Hey one more thing. If you don’t believe me, how come whenever bipolar disorder is mentioned it’s about either a murder or a suicide. Do you think that everything that someone does every day with bipolar disorder is connected to a murder or suicide? Of course not, but the news wants to shock you. That’s what the news does \u2013 only report the negative stuff.<\/p>\n
Well, I have to go!<\/p>\n
Your Friend,<\/p>\n
Dave<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hi,<\/p>\n
I wanted to tell you something I told a friend of mine who is struggling with his business. He told me things weren’t going that well. He then told me about how the economy was and all these natural disasters. He even mentioned it could be the end of the world. What does he do?<\/p>\n
He reads the news everyday. The news is like a scam if you ask me.<\/p>\n