=>PLEASE FORWARD TO FRIENDS, FAMILY AND LOVED ONES <=\n\n
Hi,<\/p>\n
How’s it going?<\/p>\n
Boy I sure am tired.<\/p>\n
Yesterday was a total disaster of a day. <\/p>\n
First it started with a guy that I think
is a bipolar supporter. He figured out to
send me an email personally. The email
was in summary like, “hey, I caught
you. You have another business. Did your
mom really have bipolar?”<\/p>\n
I get sooo annoyed when I get messages like this.
I don’t know why it annoys me when people
ask if my mom has bipolar disorder. I guess
when I get an email from a bipolar supporter
you would expect more and not something
that makes totally no sense.<\/p>\n
I actually forwarded the email to my mom
and told her, “see the kind of things
I have to read.”<\/p>\n
My mom actually wrote back and asked if
I wanted to type up a letter to send
to him saying she really has bipolar
disorder.<\/p>\n
I told her no that’s okay \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Then I wrote my mom back and said, “Mom,
notice he asked if you had bipolar disorder?”<\/p>\n
He is suggesting that you either were cured (there
is NOT cure for bipolar disorder) or you lost
your bipolar disorder some who.<\/p>\n
She wrote back that what I was saying was funny
and I should ignore emails like that one. She
asked, “why do you even read those things you
know they will make you mad?”<\/p>\n
Good question? I don’t know. But starting
today I am not going to anymore. If I get
emails that question whether the entire story
I write about is true, whether my mom has
bipolar disorder, whether the world is round,
etc. I am not going to even respond.<\/p>\n
So anyway, I did write the guy back first
saying my mom HAS and his email suggested
she HAD it which is not correct. <\/p>\n
Then the guy basically asked why I am marketing
my material? Isn’t that an odd question. Why would
I have to let people know <\/p>\n
He found out that I have a business that I have
to market as well. This is NO secret. I have 3
businesses that have been around for a while and
guess what? I market them all. I have to or
they will go out of business. It was amazing
to me how much time this person must have
spent trying to research me instead of helping
his loved one with bipolar disorder. <\/p>\n
It’s really weird when supporters go off
and do non important research projects.<\/p>\n
Back in the day, I use to do the same thing.
Before I knew what my mom had and she was
screaming and yelling at me, instead of figuring
out why she was screaming and yelling at me,
it would be time to fix my computer. That
was a good way for me to keep busy and not
focus on what was most pressing–which was
why mom was screaming and yelling at random.<\/p>\n
I find that many bipolar supporters find themselves
unable to deal with bipolar disorder so they start
to do “crazy things.”<\/p>\n
-Vanish\/hide<\/p>\n
-Fix stuff that really doesn’t need to be fixed
when a person is in a bipolar episode<\/p>\n
-Attack everyone around them instead of focusing
on getting their loved one into treatment<\/p>\n
-Attacking the mental health system and placing
ALL blame for their loved one’s condition on it
instead of anything else. <\/p>\n
The last thing done, I find so many times. People
call me all mad at this hospital and that
doctor. They want to go down and yell at the
doctor. Get on Cnn and expose this doctor or
that doctor. Do this that and the other thing
and they want my “help.” I always say the
same thing, “how is that going to help your
loved one with bipolar that is doing really
poorly right now?”<\/p>\n
The bipolar supporter gets quiet and says, “well
I guess it’s not. You are right.”<\/p>\n
Speaking of exposing that person that wrote me
yesterday also wrote something about “exposing
me.”<\/p>\n
I think he is going to “expose” something that I have
already exposed on myself many times–I have three
businesses. One of them is in consulting for hedge
funds, private equity funds and investment banks
that invest in direct sales companies. <\/p>\n
If you have been on my list for a while you know
I have told you this so many times you are probably
sick and tired of hearing it.<\/p>\n
I don’t get into explaining the other businesses
because it’s not important and it’s kind of confusing.
One involves salons and spas but I don’t own a salon
or spa but why should I waste your time explaining
stuff that has nothing to do with bipolar disorder
or any kind of lesson. The other business is in the health
field. Obviously if people look really, really hard
and spend a lot of time, they can figure it out. <\/p>\n
If you met me personally and asked, I would tell you.
I have told many people I have spoken to on the phone.
I guess it annoys me that someone thinks the figured
something out that I am not hiding in the first place.<\/p>\n
Anyway, let me ask you, do you think it’s wrong
for bipolar supporters to attack people who are
trying to help those with bipolar disorder?<\/p>\n
The lessons you should take away are the following.<\/p>\n
If you are a bipolar supporter:<\/p>\n
Don’t attack those that are trying to help you<\/p>\n
Remember to focus on helping your loved one not
get side tracked doing “busy work.” <\/p>\n
Don’t spend too much time looking for someone outside
yourself as the cause of your loved one’s situation.
Meaning forget, spending weeks getting mad at doctors,
hospitals, therapists, this person or that person. And forget
trying to get even with them. You don’t know how many people
call and want to start a protest against this person and that
person and it’s a gigantic waste of time. Especially when
a loved one is not doing well with bipolar disorder. First
things first.<\/p>\n
One other thing this person asked me via email was
“Again what are you really about?”<\/p>\n
I really don’t know what that means but I will take
it to mean, “do you really want to help people are you
are horrible human being that is taking advantage of people
that are down and out.”<\/p>\n
First, when it comes to those with bipolar disorder,
you can’t take advantage of them. People think that
people with bipolar disorder are not smart. They
are really smart. That’s why I have hired the people
from my list and have 9 people who work for me with
bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n
Second, am I taking advantage of supporters in
some way? No. I actually think that I am being
taken advantage of. I get phone calls all
day and all night. I have to respond to emails,
letters. I do a ton of stuff.<\/p>\n
In my courses\/systems below that I put
together:<\/p>\n
SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER? SUPPORTING A CHILD\/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER? HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER? You’ll notice how much work has been put I am really happy to. Not because I am selling It’s like one stop shop. Sounds like a lot of work Actually, I love doing what I do and that’s why Also note, I am NOT offering medical or legal With that said, there’s a reason that I have You can see SOME of them here: I really appreciate all the kind words people Like I said, I do put in a ton of work. I don’t When I get emails like I got yesterday I sometimes a) not take these things personally<\/p>\n b) not read them<\/p>\n c) not respond to them<\/p>\n I really have to start doing this. Actually Sorry for the long email today. I was kind of annoyed Here’s the thing. Like I said, I have 3 businesses. -Attacked I know these are small percentages but it’s I guess the final lesson for today is, when You know what? All the thought I put Shame on me \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Hey I have to run.<\/p>\n Your Friend,<\/p>\n Dave<\/p>\n P.S. Want your own copy of these daily bipolar P.P.S. Don’t forget to take a look through the P.P.P.S. Check out my F.ree blog with copies of emails P.P.P.P.S Check out my F.ree podcast. Hear me give =PLEASE FORWARD TO FRIENDS, FAMILY AND LOVED ONES <\/p>\n
Visit:
http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11<\/a><\/p>\n
Visit:
http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com<\/a><\/p>\n
Visit:
http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net<\/a><\/p>\n
into them. I must say, when I look back at
the amount of time and effort that I put
in to the information above, I am amazed. I put
in a ton.<\/p>\n
these materials. It’s because I like knowing that
someone can get so much information from one spot
and they don’t have to spend forever figuring it
out or spend the money that I did to find it out.<\/p>\n
but I like it.<\/p>\n
I work hard at it. I don’t know why exactly but
I really like being in this field so to speak
even though I am NOT a doctor, therapist, lawyer
or professional.<\/p>\n
advice and none of my information should be used
to diagnose, treat or prevent and illness, disease
or disorder.<\/p>\n
over 5000 maybe even 6000 testimonials.<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/testimonials<\/p>\n
have said about me.<\/p>\n
think people even can begin to realize how
much work it takes to keep this going and
expand it. There are now more than 20 people
involved and different departments like
customer service, content, finance, information
technology (just hired someone with bipolar
in this department), and other departments.<\/p>\n
tell the people who work for me and they get mad
at me and say I need to<\/p>\n
starting today, I will no longer respond to
these types of things and focus on responding
to posts that with help large numbers of people.<\/p>\n
about what I read. <\/p>\n
In these three businesses I never get:<\/p>\n
-Death threats
-People attacking my character
-People questioning my motives<\/p>\n
annoying sometimes.<\/p>\n
you are dealing with bipolar disorder, don’t
take stuff personally. It’s easy to say but
hard to practice. Just try.<\/p>\n
into this was a waste of time \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
emails sent to you for F.ree? If so, visit:
http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/register3<\/a><\/p>\n
different programs I’ve put together… each one is designed
to help you with a different area of bipolar disorder whether
you have it or you are supporting someone with it.
You can see them all and get the details by visiting:
http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/catalog.asp<\/a><\/p>\n
that I have sent in the past and lots of great
information for you:
http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/supporterblog\/<\/a><\/p>\n
mini seminars designed to teach you information
you can’t learn anywhere else.
http:\/\/bipolarcentral.libsyn.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"