{"id":53,"date":"2008-06-29T07:45:22","date_gmt":"2008-06-29T11:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=53"},"modified":"2009-03-19T15:57:39","modified_gmt":"2009-03-19T19:57:39","slug":"bipolar-disorder-lesson-from-no-complaints-bracelet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-disorder-lesson-from-no-complaints-bracelet\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipolar Disorder Lesson From No Complaints Bracelet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hi,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">How&#8217;s it going?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Well I have to drive back from Connecticut today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before I take off, I wanted to talk about something.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do you complain a lot?\u00a0 Has anyone ever accused you of being a complainer?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Well, I heard about this pastor in a church in Missouri who got tired of his parishioners complaining all the time, usually about trivial things.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So he got this idea of handing out purple rubber bracelets with the words &#8220;No Complaints&#8221; on them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The pledge was: to swear off complaining, criticizing, gossiping, or using sarcasm for 21 days.\u00a0 If you could do this, you would get a special certificate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">BUT\u2026 if you found yourself complaining, etc., you had to take the bracelet, put it on your other wrist, and start counting all over again!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This began in the summer of 2006, with the pastor&#8217;s home church, but by 2007, the idea had grown globally, and they were averaging requests for 7,000 complaint-free purple bracelets a week, to nine countries around the world!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So how does this relate to bipolar disorder?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">First of all, because in my courses I talk about having a positive attitude and about positive thinking, affirmations, etc. And being a complainer absolutely does NOT fit into this:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?<br \/>\nVisit:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11\">http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">SUPPORTING A CHILD\/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?<br \/>\nVisit:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com\">http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?<br \/>\nVisit:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net\">http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But anyway, I was thinking about these &#8220;complaint-free&#8221; bracelets, and I talked to a friend of mine about it. You know, just saying how cool that would be, and wondering out loud if he could do that. He said, &#8220;There&#8217;s no way I could not complain for 21 days in a row \u2013 I&#8217;ve got an 18-year-old who still lives at home!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And I thought, I wonder if I were to ask supporters of loved ones with bipolar disorder\u2026what would they say?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Would you react like my friend with the 18-year-old?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I know that being a supporter of a loved one with bipolar disorder is basically a thankless job, because I am a supporter to my mom who has it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But if you were asked to take on this challenge, would your first reaction be,\u00a0 &#8220;No way!\u00a0 I couldn&#8217;t go 21 days without complaining \u2013 I live with someone who has bipolar disorder!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Or would you rise up to the challenge and &#8220;wear the purple bracelet&#8221; and not complain, etc., for 21 days?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">bipolar disorder? Could you really go 21 days without complaining, criticizing, or using sarcasm about your loved one withIf so, take a thick rubber band that fits not-too-tight around your wrist and write with marker the words &#8220;NO COMPLAINTS&#8221; on it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Are you up to the challenge?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hey I have to get ready for a long drive. Talk to you to tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>David Oliver is the author of the shocking guide \u201cBipolar Disorder\u2014The REAL Silent Killer.\u201d  <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hypertracker.com\/go\/Post\/BP_Kills_BlogAd\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Click Here<\/span><\/a><\/strong> to get <strong>FREE Information<\/strong> sent via email on how and why bipolar disorder kills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hi,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">How&#8217;s it going?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Well I have to drive back from Connecticut today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before I take off, I wanted to talk about something.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do you complain a lot?\u00a0 Has anyone ever accused you of being a complainer?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Well, I heard about this pastor in a church in Missouri who got tired of his parishioners complaining all the time, usually about trivial things.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So he got this idea of handing out purple rubber bracelets with the words &#8220;No Complaints&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-disorder-lesson-from-no-complaints-bracelet\/\" class=\"more-link pull-right\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bipolar Disorder Lesson From No Complaints Bracelet - Bipolar Supporter Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-disorder-lesson-from-no-complaints-bracelet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bipolar Disorder Lesson From No Complaints Bracelet - Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hi, How&#8217;s it going? 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