=>PLEASE FORWARD TO FRIENDS, FAMILY AND LOVED ONES <=\n\nHi,\n\nHow’s it going?\n\nI hope you are doing well.\n\nI have something to tell you about my mom
today. I have her permission to do
so.<\/p>\n
I got an email from my mom…<\/p>\n
Subject: Episode<\/p>\n
She wrote:<\/p>\n
“I wanted you to know that I have had
some symptoms of a manic episode today-
restlessness, lack of appetite etc.”<\/p>\n
I thought oh geeze, here we go. I really
wasn’t in the mood to have a bipolar battle.<\/p>\n
So then I read on and I was amazed…<\/p>\n
She went on to say…<\/p>\n
“There is really nothing to worry about
because I have an excellent medical staff
(thanks to you).”<\/p>\n
My mom went on to say how she called her
therapist AND doctor. She told them
exactly what was going on.<\/p>\n
Her therapist called back immediately
and scheduled for her to come in tomorrow.<\/p>\n
Within a couple of hours my mom
wrote me:<\/p>\n
Subject: Increase In medication<\/p>\n
“She raised me medication and I have
to check in tomorrow. I will be going to
Sandra as well.”<\/p>\n
NOTE-Sandra is her therapist.<\/p>\n
I was super happy about this. Amazed
quite frankly.<\/p>\n
Why?<\/p>\n
Well this was the goal of my system that
I set out years ago.<\/p>\n
Here’s the deal.<\/p>\n
Years ago when my mom had that big major
episode, my dad asked me to help.<\/p>\n
I thought to myself, “Mom gets really
sick every X years. I can’t keep dealing
with this. Imagine if I was married. This
is crazy. I am going to figure out what she
has and prevent it once and for all.”<\/p>\n
That was my thinking. Notice I used the
word “sick.” But then I didn’t know that
sick equaled bipolar episode. We always
called it “sick” growing up.<\/p>\n
Then I discovered exactly what my mom
had. <\/p>\n
I then said that I was willing to work
long, hard and take off work for a long
time to help her develop a way to manage
what I learned was bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n
I spent almost year figuring this out putting
in an incredible amount of time, energy and
money. <\/p>\n
Along the way, I invented strategies to
help her. Ways to find a good doctor. Ways
to find a good therapist. How to solve virtually
all the problems I faced. It took a whole lot of time.<\/p>\n
I put all these strategies and tips into
three major courses\/systems below:<\/p>\n
SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER? SUPPORTING A CHILD\/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER? HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER? I found out there were basically I had two major goals when I took Want to know what they were?<\/p>\n #1 was to get my mom in a position #2 was to get my mom in a position where As of this year, I feel we have reached #1, my mom paid off her massive more than Those are harsh words but realistically, #2, my mom is managing and controlling her IN THE OLD DAYS Today my mom is proactive and she is in control I was talking to my aunt last night remembering I told her how if that happened, and we didn’t have I wanted to leave you with some last points. One TO THE PERSON WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER<\/p>\n Learn from my mom, when you feel those feelings TO THE BIPOLAR SUPPORTER It’s possible. It takes time but it’s possible. TO EVERYONE -You don’t have to be controlled by bipolar I just wanted to pass this along. <\/p>\n I have to run. Catch you tomorrow. I will Your Friend,<\/p>\n Dave<\/p>\n ===>> Great Resources For You <===\n\nGet Your Own Subscription To This Newsletter Get More Help On Bipolar Disorder View Past Daily Bipolar Emails For F.REE Get Audio Information On Bipolar Disorder For F.REE =PLEASE FORWARD TO FRIENDS, FAMILY AND LOVED ONES Great Resources For You <\/p>\n
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three groups of people–people with
bipolar disorder, people supporting
adults with bipolar disorder and people
supporting children or teens that’s
why I have three major courses.<\/p>\n
off that year to help my mom.<\/p>\n
that she could manage and control her
bipolar disorder and it wasn’t managing
and controlling her like it did for decades.<\/p>\n
she was not overly dependent on people
to help her, especially financially.<\/p>\n
these goals.<\/p>\n
$30,000 of d.ebt. And she paid it off, by
herself. All by herself using the system
I setup for her. It’s pretty amazing. I remember
when my brother told me, “There is NO way
she will pay off what she owes. Don’t even
waste your time trying to help her.”<\/p>\n
based on my mom’s track record of money
there was little hope. But I setup and invented
a system and my mom stuck to it. <\/p>\n
bipolar disorder. Back in the day, these signs
would have turned into a full blown manic bipolar
episode. I would be called in to help and the cycle
would repeat itself.<\/p>\n
My mom would not report and signs or symptoms
to anyone. Manic episodes would get worse, and
worse and worse. Then there would be a complete
breakdown. Total destruction.<\/p>\n
of her bipolar. I am not a doctor or therapist
but I am 99% certain that this episode will
be controlled and the bipolar will lose this
particular war.<\/p>\n
how bad that last episode was. My aunt said, “it’s like
you went to hell and came back.” I said, “yes.”
She then mentioned, “imagine that we didn’t have
these systems in place, imagine another big episode
like years ago.” <\/p>\n
the systems in place it would ultimately have destroyed
the entire family. There’s something I call the Bipolar
Doomsday Scenario. It’s something that I am actually
going to be talking more about next week. Anyway,
it’s what happens after a person is stable. Something
really bad. Anyway, it was prevented.<\/p>\n
set of points to those with bipolar disorder and one
set of points to those who are supporters.<\/p>\n
and you know what I am talking about. Tell
your therapist, doctor and supporters. Take
action immediately. Don’t wait until you have
to let the episode run it’s course. You can
catch an episode in my opinion before it’s
totally out of control.<\/p>\n
Your goal is so that your loved one can take
control of you\u2019re their bipolar disorder and
manage it. And also that they can become
high functioning.<\/p>\n
If you look at some of my older writings versus
today’s story, you can see that my mom has come
a long way. There is hope for you as well.<\/p>\n
-Remember a stable person could slowly become
unstable overtime. It’s possible. It’s not guaranteed
but possible. You need systems in place as to
what to do.<\/p>\n
disorder, you can control and manage it.<\/p>\n
keep you posted on what happens but I am
confident that the potential episode will
be controlled and managed.<\/p>\n
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