{"id":5571,"date":"2007-05-17T05:43:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-17T09:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/do-you-know-this-powerful-word-that-helps-with-bipolar-disorder\/"},"modified":"2007-05-17T05:43:00","modified_gmt":"2007-05-17T09:43:00","slug":"do-you-know-this-powerful-word-that-helps-with-bipolar-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/do-you-know-this-powerful-word-that-helps-with-bipolar-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you know this powerful word that helps with bipolar disorder?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

How’s it going? Before I get started, you may remember
that I sent out a link for j.obs that I was looking
to hire people to help out with a number of jobs
related to this entire organization.<\/p>\n

There were many very qualified people that replied
and I really need the help. Yesterday I had
like 53 phone messages for me. I have people
calling on every line that I own
and I am not even sure how people are getting my
number. I had hundreds of emails as well.<\/p>\n

On that note, if you call and want to “talk”
there’s no way that I can do it. There aren’t
enough hours in the day. When I started this
organization with bipolar disorder I NEVER
ever thought it would get this big so fast.<\/p>\n

It’s growing super fast. There are many people
all over the world dealing with bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

Okay, enough with that, let’s talk about
today email. There’s a word that is
really powerful with bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

A word that both supporters and survivors
who are dealing with bipolar disorder can use.<\/p>\n

Here’s what this word does<\/p>\n

Helps prevent episodes
Saves money
Protects finances
Saves time
Keeps a person with bipolar disorder on track<\/p>\n

What’s this word? Take a guess and then scroll…<\/p>\n

Did you guess? Then Scroll down….<\/p>\n

The word is “NO.” You may be confused. What
the heck is Dave talking about. Maybe he’s
“crazy.”<\/p>\n

NOTE-It’s funny to me if I have
a typo or say something strange I get
emails asking, “do you have bipolar
disorder?” I write back, “Are typos
or saying funny things, part of the criteria
to have bipolar disorder?”<\/p>\n

Okay back to NO. I noticed when I look
back over the years with my mom. It was
not saying no to various things that
created a whole lot of problems.<\/p>\n

Let’s look.<\/p>\n

NOT saying no led to:<\/p>\n

Spending on c.redit cards<\/p>\n

100% of the time my dad said “Yes”
to everything my mom wanted to do
and was doing even if she was in
a bipolar episode. It made no
sense.<\/p>\n

When I took over helping my mom in 2005
or so, I started saying no and things
started improving.<\/p>\n

When
she wanted to spend more money on her
c.redit cards I said no. When she
said she wanted to not go to therapy
to save money, I said no. (She
wanted me to agree with her when she
was in an episode).<\/p>\n

When she said she wanted to go
get a six figure job to pay
off her d.ebt when she was
still in the out patient program
I said no.<\/p>\n

I said no over and over. My dad
found it rather hard and many times
would want to agree with my mom on
things that she wanted to do or
wanted even though they made no sense.<\/p>\n

Now before I get a bunch of hate mail
saying “you control your mom”; “
you are mean”; “you are a bad person”;
“you are a bully”; “I would never let you
tell me no”; so and so forth, let me
say that my mom is HAPPY that I said
no to her.<\/p>\n

By me saying no back in the day, her
life is way better today. If I said
yes to many things, she would have
tremendous problems now. If you
asked her, she would tell you this.<\/p>\n

For example, if I said “Go ahead
spend more money on your c.redit
cards” she probably would have
$60,000+ d.ebt right now.<\/p>\n

If I said, “I don’t care, don’t
go to the doctor or therapy.”<\/p>\n

She would have serious problems.<\/p>\n

When you are a supporter you have
to stand firm on the right things.<\/p>\n

By doing so, you can help your loved
one make better choices when they
need guidance during a bad period.<\/p>\n

What you don’t want to do, is say
yes to everything and go along with
things that make no sense that your
loved one will get mad at you in
the future and ask “Why didn’t
you stop me…or why did you
go along with these ideas?”<\/p>\n

NOW IF YOU HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER<\/p>\n

NO is powerful as well. You have
to say no:<\/p>\n

Staying up late
Having lots of stress in your life
Bad jobs
The urge to not go to the doctor
The urge to not take your medication
The urge to not follow doctors orders.<\/p>\n

Etc. In my Bipolar Success and Supporter
Courses\/System you hear many people talk
about how powerful the word no is, and
how that’s what transformed their
lives–this is both supporters and people
with bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

If you want more info on this, look
at the links below.<\/p>\n

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

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

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

Your Friend,<\/p>\n

Dave<\/p>\n

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.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":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

How’s it going? Before I get started, you may remember
that I sent out a link for j.obs that I was looking
to hire people to help out with a number of jobs
related to this entire organization.<\/p>\n

There were many very qualified people that replied
and I really need the help. Yesterday I had
like 53 phone messages for me. I have people
calling on every line that I own
and I am not even sure how people are getting my
number.<\/p>\n

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