Hi,<\/p>\n
How are you? <\/p>\n
First, I sent out an email yesterday.
I want to say my daily emails will not
turn into religious promotion. I just
had a number of requests for information
a resource on bipolar disorder and Christianity.<\/p>\n
If you aren’t interested, just don’t visit
the website.<\/p>\n
Oh another thing. I think there was a problem
with yesterday’s link. If you are interested
in bipolar disorder and Christianity, visit:
http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/spiritualjourney\/<\/p>\n
Okay on with today’s message. There’s a huge
mistake that people make with bipolar disorder
that most people don’t talk about. I am not sure
why.<\/p>\n
What’s the mistake? It’s to do nothing and hope
everything works itself out. I am amazed how people
think that a serious illness can work itself out.<\/p>\n
I talk to so many people that just do absolutely
positively nothing about their situation. Whether
they are supporters of a person with bipolar disorder
or they have disorder themselves.<\/p>\n
I will tell you this, bipolar disorder get worse
when you don’t do anything. I am NOT a doctor or
therapist but I have seen enough examples of people
doing nothing that I can say, when you do nothing
and either you or a person you know are in the early
stages of an episode, it just gets worse and worse.<\/p>\n
I am actually doing an interview for the Bipolar Inner
Circle cd of the month that’s going to be super exciting.
It’s with two people at the same time. A husband that
just came out an episode and a wife that was his supporter.<\/p>\n
The only reason that he didn’t go into a full fledged episode
where he would have been violent probably was because his
wife took action and he agreed that he had to go to the
hospital. As a result there was virtually no damage from
the episode. <\/p>\n
In the past, an episode would get super bad and the husband
would become violent and there would be much destruction.<\/p>\n
The wife however took action and followed the principles
that I outline in my material.<\/p>\n
But the key thing is, she did something. Now I know what
you are saying, “Well Dave, that sounds good BUT
how do you get someone who doesn’t want treatment
into treatment.”<\/p>\n
Okay that’s a fair question. There are many ways. I have
a bunch. But for this email, I am talking to people
who are in the early stages of an episode or bipolar
supporters, supporting people in an early stage of an
episode. And this is a lot of people on my list. These
people generally do nothing and wait. They hope. “I hope
it just gets better.” Then it gets worse and worse and
worse. Once the episode is far enough along, it’s way
more difficult to turn things around. NOTE-More difficult
but not impossible.<\/p>\n
So you have to really try to “catch the episode.” Anyway
the interview I am doing with this husband and wife is
going to be really cool. I have never done such an interview.
I will be asking how the husband felt. What the wife was
thinking. And it will be back and forth so you can
know exactly what was going on and it will give you
insight into your own situation whether you have bipolar
disorder yourself or you are a bipolar supporter.<\/p>\n
With that said, I want to address one more issue. People
ask me if bipolar disorder get worse with age. First
let me ask again that I am NOT a doctor, therapist,
professional, lawyer, insurance agent, etc. <\/p>\n
BUT I do have an opinion and I know some stuff about
bipolar disorder :). With my site being the #4 to #6 site in google
for bipolar (beating out more than 21,000,000 million other
sites), having more than 100,000 people in my list,
and having 8 people who work for me with bipolar disorder,
volunteering a ton for people who deal with bipolar disorder,
and having lots of friends with bipolar disorder I can
say that in general of the people that live, bipolar
disorder get better with age.<\/p>\n
Here’s what I mean. First unfortunately a percentage of people
will commit suicide as a result of lack of treatment of
bipolar disorder. Now out of those that live, I have noticed
that the older someone gets, the more he\/she gets sick
and tired of having a life of ups and downs and decides
to go to a doctor and get a proper treatment plan.<\/p>\n
After a person makes this step, lots of progress starts
being made and the person starts doing better. I have
seen time and time again, major complications with
bipolar disorder are the result of a lack of a
proper treatment plan.<\/p>\n
In virtually all my interviews in my courses
below, this is a theme that runs through out.<\/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
So to recap, the biggest mistake you can make
with bipolar disorder is to do nothing. People
who do nothing wind up having a total disaster
because the illness doesn’t work itself without
doctors care. It gets worse.<\/p>\n
Okay, I have to run. Lots of things to do. Hey
some said that we should have a bipolar field
trip. I would be open to that. I am not sure how
we would do it but I think it would be cool
to meet up with a bunch of people and maybe go
to a lake or something. If you have any ideas
on how to set something like this up, drop me
a line.<\/p>\n
Talk to 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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Hi,<\/p>\n
How are you? <\/p>\n
First, I sent out an email yesterday.
I want to say my daily emails will not
turn into religious promotion. I just
had a number of requests for information
a resource on bipolar disorder and Christianity.<\/p>\n
If you aren’t interested, just don’t visit
the website.<\/p>\n
Oh another thing. I think there was a problem
with yesterday’s link.<\/p>\n