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Hey,<\/p>\n
How’s it going? I have to make it quick because
my mom wants me to go to this thing that’s like
half the day long so I have to be out of here
really quick. <\/p>\n
I urgently wanted to send you this email about
something someone emailed me about.<\/p>\n
The email went:<\/p>\n
“I met this person at a bipolar
support group and he says he never
ever went to therapy and almost
never has to go to the doctor and
he’s stable. Is this true?”
-Jen<\/p>\n
When I get emails like this, I think
about all the people in the world of
bipolar disorder that fall for the
Bipolar Outlier.<\/p>\n
What the heck is that you are thinking?
SIDE NOTE: Michele who works for me
says that I have an entire bipolar
vocabulary full of words that I have
made up and she says I need to make
a glossary of terms. I am actually working
on this and will post it soon.<\/p>\n
Anyway, the Bipolar Outlier is a situation
when you find someone that achieves
success with bipolar disorder without
using normal, common, recommended or
best practices when it comes to treatment.<\/p>\n
Wikipedia defines outlier as:<\/p>\n
“In statistics, an outlier is an observation
that is numerically distant from the rest of the data.”<\/p>\n
Think of the “rest of the data” as what most people
do to achieve success with bipolar disorder. The
outlier is someone who is way off from what everyone
else is doing to achieve success. Make sense?<\/p>\n
Let me give some examples.<\/p>\n
When ever you hear someone is successful
with bipolar disorder and it seems to not
make sense and run counter to what you
know, ask yourself.<\/p>\n
#1. Is the person telling the truth?
Many times people lie in support groups.
It’s sad but true.<\/p>\n
#2. Is the person really sick and doesn’t
even know it believes they are doing well.
Remember bipolar disorder is a mood disorder
and people can say and do things that don’t
make sense or are not true. So watch out
for the person that says “hey I do this,
that and the other thing and I know it
doesn’t make any sense but I am super successful…
trust me.” Many times this individual doesn’t
even realize he\/she is sick or that his\/her
life is a total disaster.<\/p>\n
#3. How long has the person being doing
the thing and is it sustainable.
For example, let’s look at eating and
weight loss. If you ran into someone that
says hey I lost a ton of weight and last
night I had a gallon of ice cream.
You may think that eating a gallon of ice
cream could lead to weight loss or sustain
it. BUT, in this case, if the person continues
on this path, they will become overweight
again. So you wouldn’t follow this type
of advice.<\/p>\n
#4. Is the person you are talking to the
true statistical bipolar outlier?
There is a small percentage of people
who can do everything wrong and things
that don’t make sense and achieve success
with bipolar disorder but it’s super small
and you would never want to model someone
like this.<\/p>\n
We can go out and find people who are
super rich that dropped out of grammar
school, drank all the time, did all
kinds of drugs, went to jail and now
make lots of money but would you model
these people? Of course not. They are
the statistical outlier.<\/p>\n
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So bottom line is don’t get caught up
in modeling or listening to someone who
isn’t doing the right things.<\/p>\n
It’s really easy to hear stories and
then think that you are off track when
you really are on track. Mastering
bipolar disorder is a skill and takes
time. But don\u2019t fall for the people
that do “crazy” things and then say
that’s the way to go. <\/p>\n
If you are new to dealing with bipolar
disorder, you might not know exactly
why I bring this up. But if you have
been around the block, you know exactly
what I am talking about.<\/p>\n
I hope some people post some stories
to others can read and understand a little
better.<\/p>\n
I have to run and I will catch you tomorrow
morning.<\/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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