{"id":5371,"date":"2007-12-02T09:55:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-02T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-warning-dont-make-this-common-bipolar-supporter-mistake\/"},"modified":"2007-12-02T09:55:00","modified_gmt":"2007-12-02T14:55:00","slug":"bipolar-warning-dont-make-this-common-bipolar-supporter-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-warning-dont-make-this-common-bipolar-supporter-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipolar Warning: Don’t make this common bipolar supporter mistake"},"content":{"rendered":"

==>>Help with ALL aspects of bipolar disorder<<==
Check out all my resources, programs and information
for all aspects of bipolar disorder by visiting:
http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/catalog.asp<\/a><\/p>\n

Hi,<\/p>\n

How’s it going? It’s really, really,
really cold in New Jersey.<\/p>\n

It’s snowing here so I am stuck
inside. We have six inches of snow
already.<\/p>\n

Hey before I get started. Did
you get this new guide I am giving
away?<\/p>\n

“The 10 Deadly Mistakes People Make Helping and
Supporting Someone With Bipolar Disorder.”<\/p>\n

You can get your copy right away by visiting:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/freereportletter\/<\/p>\n

It’s really good if I do say so myself.
I worked really hard on it. It even has a cool
cover on it. Take a look at soon as you can.<\/p>\n

Okay let’s get moving.<\/p>\n

I actually had something really
important that I wanted to warn
bipolar supporters about.<\/p>\n

It all started when I was speaking
with a coaching client.<\/p>\n

They were telling me that they
were “really annoyed” that their
loved one messed up their treatment
plan.<\/p>\n

This person had been on my list for
a long time. They had used my systems
to turn things around with bipolar
disorder.<\/p>\n

Things were going great. The person
I was speaking with said he was
“excited about a great thanksgiving,
Christmas and New Year.”<\/p>\n

Then his wife went into a mini
episode and then kind of a bigger
bipolar episode.<\/p>\n

The person I was coaching said
he was super mad. He said basically
he took my bipolar stability concept
and figured out what his wife did wrong.<\/p>\n

I was actually happy that he used
my concept and figured it out and
didn’t feel that stability was like
a lottery (how my dad still kind
of thinks).<\/p>\n

Anyway basically his wife missed a few
therapy sessions, a doctor’s visit, a
couple of dosages of medications. She
just got off track.<\/p>\n

Now she is doing everything right.
BUT, there some damage that was done. She
said some stuff she didn’t mean to say
and spent like a $150 she shouldn’t
of. <\/p>\n

They actually had a my financial protection
system that I speak about in my courses\/systems
below:<\/p>\n

SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11<\/a><\/p>\n

SUPPORTING A CHILD\/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com<\/a><\/p>\n

HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net<\/a><\/p>\n

So that the financial damage was limited.<\/p>\n

This person was super mad however. Actually
beyond mad. Just plain angry.<\/p>\n

In my head, I was like “what’s the big
deal?” The coaching client went on to say
that he was “sick and tired” of “bipolar
episodes” and that his wife “better not
do this again.”<\/p>\n

I sat back and listened. Then I spoke
up and said, “there are going to be
ups and there are going to be downs. She
learned a great lesson. Don’t condemn her
because she made a mistake. Look on the
bright side. She is doing everything right
again, there was not that much damage
and you can get beyond this. It could
have been way worse. Like 1000 times
worse.”<\/p>\n

I then said to him, “You have to be tolerant
of mistakes. You can’t expect her to be
perfect and another episode to never, ever
occur. That’s not fair.”<\/p>\n

He didn’t say anything and then I thought,
“I think he is mad at me.” Then he spoke
up and said that “you’re right, I was
too hard on her. I am going to call her
and say sorry.”<\/p>\n

I said that’s a good idea. We then
talked about how to put the systems in
place I talk about in my courses\/system
to tighten up to try to prevent this from
happening again. BUT if it does happen,
he promised not to “freak out.”<\/p>\n

I wanted to send this message because
I wanted to remind all bipolar supporters
that managing bipolar disorder is not easy
and there are ups and downs. You have
to cut the person with bipolar disorder
a little slack. <\/p>\n

Don’t expect no mistakes. Don’t expect
you’ll get my courses\/systems, read my
stuff, and put systems in place and
everything will be perfect forever.<\/p>\n

That’s not going to happen.<\/p>\n

Be realistic.<\/p>\n

Make sense? If you ever “freaked out”
on your loved one because they made a mistake,
say sorry to them today. Okay?<\/p>\n

Okay, I have to move to a different subject
before I finish up.<\/p>\n

I promised that I would send out what I learned
from my last bipolar support group that
I volunteered at.<\/p>\n

I must say that the speaker that spoke had
bipolar disorder. It was hard to follow him.
I was kind of concerned he might be in an episode.<\/p>\n

The only thing that I came away with was being
reminded that people with bipolar disorder have
to have insight into the illness and when they
feel something wrong, make sure they contact
the doctor.<\/p>\n

It was odd that this speaker said this because
he seemed to not have insight into himself. I don’t
know. I won’t say any more because I don’t know
him. He just seemed off. Who knows?<\/p>\n

I did totally disagree with one thing that
he suggested which is you can go a long time
without seeing a doctor if you feel you are doing
okay. He hadn’t seen a doctor in years but
said he was stable.<\/p>\n

I just don’t agree. I am NOT a doctor, therapist,
or giving medical advice but I just think
you have to check in with your doctor with regularity.<\/p>\n

It’s like the dentist. I HATE going to the dentist.
I HATE it. I hate the stuff they put in your mouth.
I hate those metal tools. I hate sitting in the chair.
I hate how long it takes. I hate them poking my
mouth but I do it 3 times a year. <\/p>\n

I have zero cavities. Why? Checkups and cleanings
I think. <\/p>\n

I think the doctor is the same. If you don’t
go with regularity, the doctor will forget about
you, things could go wrong, etc. I just think
it’s a bad idea.<\/p>\n

Well that’s it. You kind of go two in
one today. Sorry I didn’t send the support
group info out yesterday. I forgot. I was
doing such much stuff.<\/p>\n

Okay I have to run. Catch you tomorrow.
Hey if you living on the east coast by Jersey
it might be a snow day. We’ll see.<\/p>\n

Catcha later.<\/p>\n

Your Friend,<\/p>\n

Dave<\/p>\n

P.S. Don’t forget to take a look through the
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

P.P.S. Check out my F.ree blog with copies of emails
that I have sent in the past and lots of great
information for you:
http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/supporterblog\/<\/a><\/p>\n

P.P.P.S Check out my F.ree podcast. Hear me give
mini seminars designed to teach you information
you can’t learn anywhere else.
http:\/\/bipolarcentral.libsyn.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

==Help with ALL aspects of bipolar disorder<\/p>\n

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