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Hi,<\/p>\n
How are you?<\/p>\n
I have two important things about
bipolar disorder I wanted to share today.
One is about success and bipolar disorder
the other is about a major, and I mean major
bipolar success story.<\/p>\n
It’s really strange, I had two phone calls from
two people that asked if they could be successful
with bipolar disorder. They were really
sincere and I kind of thought it was a
joke that my friends were playing on me.<\/p>\n
It wasn’t. <\/p>\n
Then I thought what a strange question because
the answer is absolutely yes!<\/p>\n
You can achieve success with bipolar disorder
if you learn how to manage it. I believe
that learning how to manage bipolar
disorder is something that anyone can learn.<\/p>\n
My mom has learned how to and so have all
the people who work for me with bipolar disorder
in addition to many other individuals that I have
come across.<\/p>\n
When I first started doing this, one of the
first things I found was that it took many people
with bipolar disorder years and years to figure
out how to manage the disorder.<\/p>\n
Asked myself, why is this? I started talking to
lots of people and started to find out there
were some common themes with the unsuccessful
and the successful…that is I looked
at both groups of people.<\/p>\n
I think the problem starts with the mental health
system. We’ve talked about before how people
go to the doctor, get a diagnosis, aren’t really
told what they have or how to manage it, they
only get 20 minutes with a doctor, most books
don’t provide much practical information, etc.<\/p>\n
I have finally figured out that the “short cut”
to success with bipolar is to
learn from those that have already walked down
the path so to speak.<\/p>\n
BUT the very first thing that most be done before
anything is a belief that one can be successful
with bipolar disorder. Or if you are a bipolar
supporter, you must believe that your loved one
can get better.<\/p>\n
When you don’t have belief than success won’t
really follow. <\/p>\n
I will tell you a story of a person who
had bipolar disorder that did really poorly
with it for a long, long time. At first
he never took the illness seriously. Actually
at first he never really believed he had
it even though several doctors said he did.<\/p>\n
He went around and didn’t really take his
medication or do what the doctor said. <\/p>\n
Eventually he lost his entire family because
they couldn’t put up with it anymore.<\/p>\n
Finally one day he had a major breakdown and
was put into the hospital. <\/p>\n
Everyone though he would be in the hospital
forever and never amount to anything. People
said he would be dead soon and there was little
to no hope for him.<\/p>\n
He told me, people betted against him—
especially family members. His family
left him.<\/p>\n
However, one person really believed in him in the
hospital.<\/p>\n
There he finally decided to accept his diagnosis
and he was told by someone else in the hospital
that worked there that he could be a success
as long as he did certain things and managed
his disorder. <\/p>\n
The person really beat into his head he could
be a success. Not literally but figuratively
of course.<\/p>\n
Those “talks” with the hospital workers inspired
him and he decided to learn everything he could
about the disorder, find a great doctor, listen
to the doctor, and find a mentor to help him
with his bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n
He did all of this.<\/p>\n
Eventually after a few years, he was able to
remarry, have kids, build a successful business
and have a great life.<\/p>\n
He is just ONE example. There are many more.<\/p>\n
Many are contained in my courses\/systems below:<\/p>\n
SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11<\/p>\n
SUPPORTING A CHILD\/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com<\/p>\n
HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net<\/p>\n
The thing is, you really have to believe
that you can be successful if you have bipolar
disorder. And if you are a supporter, you really
have to believe your loved one can be a success.<\/p>\n
When my mom first went into her major episode,
I was 100% convinced she could get better and
be a success. Nobody in the family but me thought
so. A few family members thought maybe she could
do okay and kind of get by. <\/p>\n
For some reason, maybe I was just too dumb to
realize what I was up against. I thought
it was totally possible for my mom to be
a success with bipolar and that we could
have a solution to all my mom’s problems
and we would find a great doctor who would
help her.<\/p>\n
I must say, I am not sure why I had so much
belief. I wasn’t reading bipolar success stories,
and at the time I didn’t know anyone who had
bipolar disorder and was successful.<\/p>\n
BUT, as I look back this was a key to my mom’s
success both her belief and my belief.<\/p>\n
I am sure if people are honest on my list,
they will say that belief is the foundation
of success with bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n
Hey if you have a good story about belief
in yourself or your loved one please post it.<\/p>\n
It’s kind of strange, I get calls from people.
They get one of my courses\/systems, and use
the f.ree consultation certificate. Some
call and say something like this, “well
there’s no hope for so and so but I had this
question and wanted to see if you had any
ideas. You probably don’t and there’s probably
no hope but I just kind of wanted to check
with you.”<\/p>\n
They tell me the “problem”, 99% of the time
I have an immediate answer and the people are
amazed and start to believe there is hope.<\/p>\n
I remember this one guy, well I can’t get into
that story today. I am going to get into this
other story tomorrow. There was one guy that
called me and he was a wreck, his wife left
him and he was in a major episode. He seriously
believed there was absolutely positively no
hope. He was desperate and wanted to fly me
in to see him.<\/p>\n
I spent a whole lot of time with him on
the phone. It was back when I had a much
smaller mailing list. I first attacked
his beliefs and convinced him the situation
could be turned around. I then gave him
many strategies and eventually his wife
became stable and now they are married.<\/p>\n
It’s kind of cool that I have been doing this
for more than 2 years and I have a long list of
success stories and I can see people over an
extended period of time. BUT again, the key
starts with belief. It’s a simple thing,
doesn’t cost anything (it doesn’t cost
anything to believe, it’s f.ree) but it’s powerful.<\/p>\n
I have to take off. See you tomorrow.<\/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<\/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\/<\/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.
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