=>PLEASE FORWARD TO FRIENDS, FAMILY AND LOVED ONES <=\n\n
Hi,<\/p>\n
How’s it going?<\/p>\n
Hey, I have a whole lot of good
news going on.<\/p>\n
First, I have a new company that
is going to be managing a lot of my
advertising to try to control the costs
that are getting way, out of control.<\/p>\n
Secondly, we have a new mentorship
program when if you start working for
me and have bipolar disorder, I will
pair you with a person who currently
works for me and have been successful
for a while. This way new people with
bipolar working and be mentored by older
people who have bipolar. <\/p>\n
The goal is to get the newer up to the
level the older person is. We feel in
the organization that doctors and therapists
are great but a person who has bipolar and
is successfully working can help a new person
looking to achieve that goal.<\/p>\n
Anyway, the program started yesterday.<\/p>\n
So today I wanted quickly to tell you
something.<\/p>\n
Yesterday I wrote a message about how
I have a friend that told me that
his brother had bipolar disorder and
now it seems my friend actually has
the disorder and that’s why he has
not been doing well for years.<\/p>\n
I was writing how my friend was driving
me crazy last night with all this fast
talk and talk of people out to get
him. <\/p>\n
Last night my friend called and was totally
calm and made perfect sense. It was rather
interesting. <\/p>\n
This tends to happen. My friend is able to
talk normal to me many times but who knows
what he is like when I am not on the phone.<\/p>\n
My friend knows that I know bipolar and
let’s face it, is probably trying to
manipulate me by acting really calm
so that I don’t catch on to his situation
of whether or not he has bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n
To see the entire message what happen
the other day, and the numerous
bipolar lessons learned, see my blog below.<\/p>\n
Anyway, people wrote me that they were sorry
and I appreciate that. <\/p>\n
Then a bunch of people wrote me to be careful
not to get caught up in my friend’s bipolar
episodes if he has bipolar disorder. <\/p>\n
Believe me, I sure won’t.<\/p>\n
Here’s what I wanted to tell you. I thought
about this and there is no way that I can
spend a lot of time like I put into my mom
to help my friend. My friend is in total
denial with whatever he has and so is his
family. It would be a gigantic up hill
battle for me to do all that needs to be done
and right now I don’t have the energy or time.<\/p>\n
Some might find this mean. There’s no question
if my friend asks me for specific help I would
help. If his family contacts me, I would let them
have access to all my material. <\/p>\n
But as for me handing it all and doing it
all, I am not going to.<\/p>\n
Why? Am I a mean guy? No. I just know my
limits and that’s something that many
bipolar supporters have trouble with.<\/p>\n
Let’s talk about it.<\/p>\n
You might think that I don’t know my
limits because it looks like I do a whole
lot of work every day related to bipolar
disorder. And I do for sure. Why? Well
I really like doing this kind of stuff.<\/p>\n
But, I say no a whole lot every day.
There are MANY things that I don’t do
and won’t do.<\/p>\n
When you are a bipolar supporter, you’re
going to have to say no and prioritize.<\/p>\n
At first if you have a close friend or loved
one with bipolar disorder, you have to decide
if you are doing to help the person.<\/p>\n
Once you do, you then have to get all the
information on what to do. You need how to
do it and strategy information.<\/p>\n
You can get it from people like myself
in my courses\/systems below:<\/p>\n
SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER? SUPPORTING A CHILD\/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER? HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER? OR, you can figure it out on your own With that said, you need a strategy however Then after that, you have to really focus on Then after that, you have to start to clean up Then as you are doing this, as the person becomes But as time goes on, more and more responsibility Now as this is occurring you are going to have And you have to remember if you don’t say no You can only do so much at a time. When I was But as my mom got better, I then started doing Now when it comes to my friend, I don’t have the There’s an old saying, “you can’t fight too many With that said, this is why I made this type of decision.<\/p>\n Some people may think this is rather mean than The bipolar supporter lesson is to make sure you set Some people make the mistake and don’t do the last step Even with my mom, I refuse to fix all her problems Anyway, what do you think of this? I 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
by calling doctors, therapists, finding
successful bipolar supporters, reading lots
of books, attending support groups and lectures
and then put together your own system.<\/p>\n
you’re going to get one.<\/p>\n
your loved one and getting them into treatment,
a good doctor, helping get them on the right medication
with your doctor, and ultimately helping them
become stable.<\/p>\n
the mess from the bipolar episode.<\/p>\n
more and more stable, you turn over more responsibility
to them. You can’t expect someone in a major bipolar
episode to pay their bills, keep track of everything
that’s going on, fight off c.reditors if they exist,
etc.<\/p>\n
is turned back over to them.<\/p>\n
to say no to a lot of stuff that you might not
say no to. Why? Well helping your loved one is
higher on the priority list and the other stuff
is lower on the priority list.<\/p>\n
to other stuff you normally do, you will start
to burn out and almost have a breakdown.<\/p>\n
helping my mom, I had to take a year off from work.
Now I could because I have my own business. I also
had to say no to hanging out with my girlfriend at
the time a lot and my friends. I had to skip
vacations and other things.<\/p>\n
these things again. But I knew that I could put
all this effort into her and do all the same
things at the same time.<\/p>\n
energy or time to be able to do all that needs
to be done especially with someone who is in total
denial he has anything to begin with. And, I now
run an organization where a whole lot of people
count on me so I have to be at my best and
can’t let the organization get dragged down.<\/p>\n
battles at the same time.”<\/p>\n
me. This doesn’t mean that I would call emergency
services if my friend was going to harm himself
or something like that.<\/p>\n
your priorities, don’t take on too much, and make sure
when your loved one starts to get better, you turn
over the responsibilities back to them. <\/p>\n
and almost become a permanent caretaker for
someone with bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n
and enable her. She has to fix her own problems
these days and handle them. I have never felt
better since I started this new policy several
years ago. Back in the day, I fixed EVERYTHING.
EVERY problem went to me. It burned me out.
I won’t do that again.<\/p>\n
have to run. Catch you tomorrow.<\/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":"