Hi,<\/p>\n
How are you?<\/p>\n
Yesterday I sent out an email
and then I was planning on going on
out but I was way too tired so
I just watched a movie on TV.<\/p>\n
You know what is kind of strange.
I must have 200 channels and there
is never anything on. Ever notice
that?<\/p>\n
Now there are channels like History
Channel 1, 2, 3, etc. and there
still isn’t anything ever on
really.<\/p>\n
I have been working hard these
days on a number of projects.<\/p>\n
Many people think that I work way too
hard. <\/p>\n
Actually, I have friends that make me
look super lazy.<\/p>\n
My one friend John, I wrote him
the other day and asked how he was doing:<\/p>\n
From: John
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 3:14 PM
To: David Oliver (The Leverage Team, LLC.)
Subject: RE:<\/p>\n
Been working a lot \u2013 sometimes til 3 or 4 am. <\/p>\n
Other than that nothing. <\/p>\n
John<\/p>\n
=============<\/p>\n
He’s a super hard worker. He has focus. I have
lots of friends like this and they get a whole
lot done and fast. John’s goal is to
make I think $1 million dollar this
year and then help his parents out who
are disabled. He was previously in
d.ebt of more than $250,000 and he
paid it off this past year.<\/p>\n
Anyway, I have to make new systems to
handle all these projects
and the growth that I have going
on. It’s hard work but fun work.<\/p>\n
I was actually talking to
someone new who works with
me. This person has bipolar
disorder and some other
things I can’t remember right
now.<\/p>\n
Actually as a side note, the person
was misdiagnosed for a long time
with schizophrenia and now has
the right diagnosis. <\/p>\n
I was telling him about my situation
I am having with expanding everything.<\/p>\n
I told him how Andrea, who works
for me has so many projects to do
and I worry that there are just
too many for her.<\/p>\n
Anyway I told him might plight
and he said, “okay, I am going
to be your marketing therapist
for today.”<\/p>\n
The amazing thing is, I have
been thinking of a solution
to this problem (which it’s
hard to write about but it’s
just a big problem with the number
of websites, keeping track of
them, expanding them, etc.)
for a long time. A long time.<\/p>\n
Within 5 minutes of me telling
him. He thought about it
and had a solution that I am
99.9% sure will work.<\/p>\n
I was really amazed how simple
the solution was. <\/p>\n
I had told other so called
experts I hired from consulting
companies and all they did
is want more and more and more
money to “figure it out.” He
figured it out within
5 minutes.<\/p>\n
I must say, there is differently
something about people who have
disorders such as bipolar disorder–
there is no question in my mind
they are smarter, more creative
and here’s a big one, able to
take the complex and make it simple.<\/p>\n
It’s one of the reasons that I
have been able to grow this so
fast and so big. It’s because
the systems have been setup
by people who are way smarter
than me.<\/p>\n
After I spoke to him,
I actually got a call from
my mom.<\/p>\n
My mom shows signs of POSSIBLY
going into a bipolar episode.<\/p>\n
It’s possible. I am not 100%
sure.<\/p>\n
Here’s what happen. Okay, if
you follow my story, you know
my mom doesn’t do well in November
and December. Last year, she didn’t
do well in December or the year
before or the year before.<\/p>\n
This December, she did great. No
problems.<\/p>\n
So I was super happy about the
entire thing. Finally a good
December.<\/p>\n
But remember, my mom does well
when there are tragedies or
big problems.<\/p>\n
What I am saying is, if there
is a big problem, crisis, my
mom will handle it well. She
has NEVER gone into a bipolar
episode during a period like
this.<\/p>\n
It’s always AFTER.<\/p>\n
Well, you might remember or
maybe you didn’t know. My uncle
had a heart attack. He was
in the hospital. My aunt
worried about my mom and the
stress.<\/p>\n
My mom handled it perfectly
fine.<\/p>\n
BUT, now my uncle is fine and
recently I saw a few things
that indicate a possible episode
occurring. I almost missed
it however.<\/p>\n
Let me try to explain my thinking
process so it helps you.<\/p>\n
November\/December normally bad
BUT, uncle has heart attack, mom
does well in November\/December. So
the heart attack could have offset
the normally bad November\/December
period<\/p>\n
After the problem or crisis, the
episode would happen historically.
BUT, my mom has a great system now
to prevent this.<\/p>\n
Here are the signs I saw:<\/p>\n
-Random phone calls to me
in the day that didn’t fit a pattern.<\/p>\n
-Phone calls made about NON urgent
things but my mom felt they were URGENT.<\/p>\n
-My mom talking really fast and loud during
these days. However to be fair, she was on a
cell phone so that could have made her sound louder.<\/p>\n
-My mom called me late one night
after 9:00pm. She normally is in bed
this late.<\/p>\n
-My mom said to me how her
doctor and therapist told her
she has never been so stable
ever.<\/p>\n
NOTE-I don’t believe this. This is
the bipolar talking. What are the
chances that her doctor AND therapist
said the same thing during the
same time period. Also, why would
they say that? She isn’t any more
stable than she was 6 months ago,
14 months ago, etc.<\/p>\n
In my opinion, and I know I will get
people who think I am crazy but, in
my mind, this is a setup by my mom’s
bipolar to get me to think she is stable
so it can hope I let my guard down. Sounds
crazy but I am just telling you how
I think. You know what? When I write this
stuff, I know people will think I am
insane but that’s okay I tell you these
things so you know how I think and how
you could think in your own situation.<\/p>\n
If I think she is stable then I won’t
check up and then it’s easier to create
more problems right? If you were bipolar
disorder, wouldn’t you do that if you
wanted create some problems???<\/p>\n
-My mom had a problem with her computer.
She called me late to tell me. She knows
this is a no, no. I told her she had
to fix her own problems or at least really
try. The fact she called after 8:30 on
a Friday night is not a good sign.<\/p>\n
-When I called back I was talking to
my dad warning him of what I was seeing.
Of course, like normal I might as well have
been telling you what was going on because
my dad simply goes into hard core denial, “I
don’t want to believe what he is saying” mode.<\/p>\n
My mom took the phone out of my dads hand
and said, “we think we know what’s wrong with
the computer and said, ‘I gotta go..bye’ and
hung up on me. This is a bad sign. I can’t
explain via email her tone. But I know for
sure it was her bipolar talking. Because my
mom’s tone changes when she is going
into a potential mini episode. <\/p>\n
The reason why she took the phone is because
I believe her bipolar was starting to worry
that I would convince my dad to watch out
and monitor her closely. It didn’t want
this to happen so it had to go so to speak.<\/p>\n
-Also, my dad wound up getting mad at me
on the phone. EVERY SINGLE time my mom
is going into a mini episode, my dad gets
mad at me. Why? Who knows. It’s easier
for him to get mad at me than do anything.
That’s the reality. It does amaze me how
he operates.<\/p>\n
So this is what I have seen so far. If
I were to guess. My mom is slightly manic.<\/p>\n
It will be interesting to see what happens:<\/p>\n
Will she contact her doctor\/therapist and
get her treatment?<\/p>\n
Will my dad step in?<\/p>\n
Will she go into a mini bipolar episode?<\/p>\n
In my head I am not worried? Why because
I have systems in place. <\/p>\n
In my course\/systems below, I talk about
how to handle all of this stuff. <\/p>\n
SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER? SUPPORTING A CHILD\/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER? HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER? There’s no question it can be a pain in I actually filled out my own worksheets Someone that I mentioned this to who lives UNLESS her bipolar comes up with something If I had to guess. My mom will get more My mom does NOT ever want to have a This is my guess today. But things change The worst thing you can do if you have The entire reason he had so many problems The amazing thing is this. Back in the day, I remember one time my dad asked her He is bigger than me, I was only 6 foot 1 Anyway, back to my dad. Soon I am going to It’s almost something in his personality that NO one in the family can figure out my dad In the best case scenario, I am totally Hey, I have to run. Catch you tomorrow.<\/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 Hi,<\/p>\n How are you?<\/p>\n Yesterday I sent out an email You know what is kind of strange. Now there are channels like History
Visit:
http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11<\/a><\/p>\n
Visit:
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Visit:
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the butt but it’s doable. You can get
all the same systems and tools that I have.
This is what I use myself. <\/p>\n
to compare to figure out if I thought
my mom was going into an episode.<\/p>\n
by me asked if I was worried. I said no. I
can’t think of one thing that could happen
that I don’t have a plan for.<\/p>\n
radically new. If so, I still will win
anyway so I am not worried.<\/p>\n
manic. Then I will mention it to her.
She will get mad. Then she will call
her doctor\/therapist and get her
treatment altered.<\/p>\n
huge out of control episode again. I know
this for sure.<\/p>\n
fast. I will keep you posted.<\/p>\n
bipolar disorder or are a bipolar supporter
is deny there is a problem. Pretend everything
is okay or attack the messenger like my
dad does. <\/p>\n
over the years is because he took no action.<\/p>\n
it was my brother who was the one who
took her to the hospital most of the time.
He didn’t even know what he was doing
really. He didn’t have a book but he
knew she wasn’t well and the hospital
made people better and he would take
her there.<\/p>\n
to go she screamed no. My brother said
she was going and he got the car
ready. She never questioned him. I think
her bipolar was scared of him. My brother
at the time was 6 foot 3, 315 pounds at
his peak when he played football.<\/p>\n
282 pounds at my peak \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
seriously ask him why he does this. If I
could figure it out, I could help lots of people.
I seriously have no idea whatsoever why he thinks
the way he does about bipolar.<\/p>\n
takes no action. It’s the same reason my amazing
fat burning system sits on his shelf unopened,
unread. I just can’t understand it because I am
not like this.<\/p>\n
way, including my mom. She herself has thanked
me many times for standing up to her bipolar
and not letting it get out of control. <\/p>\n
100% wrong and my mom is totally fine.
I sure hope so. But, I have to be vigilant.<\/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":"
and then I was planning on going on
out but I was way too tired so
I just watched a movie on TV.<\/p>\n
I must have 200 channels and there
is never anything on. Ever notice
that?<\/p>\n
Channel 1,<\/p>\n