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I was food shopping–yes I do
my own food shopping like everyone
else.<\/p>\n
I was buying some chicken. Why? Well
because I eat a lot of chicken.<\/p>\n
Anyway, I was in the chicken isle.
I was standing there.<\/p>\n
I was super confused because the
sign said 50% off but it was totally
confusing as to what. Was it on
the chicken? The beef? The chicken
and the beef? Was the price already
marked down? <\/p>\n
So a guy was standing next to me.
We both were looking at the chicken
and sign. After about 7 minutes he
looked at me and said, “am I a moron
or does that sign really confuse you. What’s
50% off and what isn’t?”<\/p>\n
I said, “I have no idea.”<\/p>\n
The guy said, “If I call my wife, she
will yell at me and maybe divorce me
for being incompetent.” I said, “well
you probably shouldn’t call her.”<\/p>\n
So then an older lady walked
by (75+). I said, “Excuse me Ms.”
She said, “you going to ask me out
on a date?” <\/p>\n
I said, “umm, no not really, but I was
wondering if you knew if the chicken
was 50% off.” She said, “just read the
sign.”<\/p>\n
I said, “well, umm, I didn’t the sign
is confusing…see?” She said, “it says
50% off.” I said, “well I know but it doesn’t
say off what?”<\/p>\n
Both the guy and myself explained
how the sign makes no sense. She insisted
that it did.<\/p>\n
FINALLY she agreed. So then she said why
don\u2019t you ask someone. I said, “well umm,
we tried but there is no one back in the
meat section.”<\/p>\n
She said, “Honey, God gave you feet so use
them.” She then said, that the other guy should
go and ask because he was younger than her. <\/p>\n
He was like, “Hey, I am 63 years old.” She said,
“I am 72.” I said, “I guess I am going since I am
the youngest.”<\/p>\n
So I walked up and looked for a manager. The store has
like 1 manager for a store the size of a city—which
makes no sense.<\/p>\n
So I asked him. He talked about 1000 words per second
and basically called me a dummy. I was so super mad
that I went into super mad mode and said, “look, I have
wasted a lot of time with this nonsense. I want you
to come back here NOW please and look at the darn
sign.”<\/p>\n
So then he came back and I showed him how the sign
was totally flawed.<\/p>\n
It was in the wrong spot
It didn’t really say what was on sale
It didn’t say if it was for beef and\/or chicken
It didn’t say if the price on the label was marked down<\/p>\n
He agreed. I said, “SEE everyone.” The older lady said,
“Shame on you.” The other guy was checking with his
wife and I could tell she was yelling at him, he kept
saying, “Honey, the sign isn’t clear. There is a gentleman
trying to figure it out. I’m sorry. Yes I read the sign.
Yes I know how to shop. I can do things without you. I will
be home really soon.”<\/p>\n
It was funny. Anyway, we found out the deal. It was on
chicken\/beef. The prices were marked down. So the
other guy got a bunch and went on his way.<\/p>\n
What the heck does this have to do with bipolar disorder?
Nothing. Just kidding. Seriously it does.<\/p>\n
After driving home I was thinking about the following
important concept.<\/p>\n
MANY times with bipolar disorder you are going to
get really, really, really, really vague instructions
on stuff.<\/p>\n
For example, “take a bunch of these.” These meaning
medications but with no real instruction. You have
to go back and get clarification. Either you the
bipolar supporter or the person with bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n
I think it’s totally unfair that some doctors throw
medication at a person with little to know instruction
and expect them to understand.<\/p>\n
If you are a bipolar supporter, you have to watch
out for this. You should know how to take the medication
so you can help your loved one.<\/p>\n
When my mom was in the outpatient program in the first
week, they made her take a bunch of medication. I remember
thinking, “how in the world do you take this stuff? It doesn’t
make sense to me?” I was super confused. Then we called
the doctor and asked. He talked about 500 words a second.
I was like, “SLOW DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” I was super annoyed.
I was like “what the heck is wrong with these people?”<\/p>\n
Finally we got instructions and my mom began to understand.<\/p>\n
I asked the doctor over the phone for a system to keep
track of everything. He said and I quote, “I don’t know,
I gotta go.” I was thinking, “what a doctor.”<\/p>\n
So then I went to Walmart and asked about 40 people how
to take lots of medication. I took all the ideas and
combined them into a system that I bought my mom back
home. <\/p>\n
Sometimes I think about how much work I did to figure
this out and it’s amazing? Geeze I had to walk around
Walmart bumping into people and asking, “hi, my name
is David. My mom has to take a bunch of medications for
an illness and we were trying to create a system
to help her manage it. I was wondering if you had
and ideas?”<\/p>\n
A normal human wouldn’t even be able to do such a
thing because they would get made fun of, people
would run away, and it was like sales. Well all those
things happen to me. Since I was in sales, it didn’t
even really phase me. I think some people thought
I was out of my mind.<\/p>\n
In my courses\/systems I talk about how bipolar
supporters have to help their loved ones take their medication.<\/p>\n
SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER? SUPPORTING A CHILD\/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER? HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER? I also talk about how those with bipolar disorder need to Another thing you’ll hear is<\/p>\n Find a good doctor (but they don’t tell you how) on and on.<\/p>\n Luckily ALL of that is covered in my courses\/systems. Wow, just I totally forgot about walking around the Hey I have to take off. I’ll catch you tomorrow.<\/p>\n 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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create an effective system to remember which mediations
they took and when.<\/p>\n
Find a good therapist (but they don’t tell you how)
Find a job (but the don’t tell you how)
Get on disability (but they don’t tell you how to survive
with such little money<\/p>\n
I have learned the hard way.<\/p>\n
Walmart bumping into random people trying to invent
a bipolar medication management system. Wow that
wasn’t a lot of fun.<\/p>\n
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