Bipolar? Are You Using the Real Stuff?
Published: Mon, 06/22/09
Hi ,
I hope you're doing well today.
I have to tell you about the funniest thing I
saw (heard) the other day.
I was in a restaurant, and there were four
older women sitting in a booth near me.
They were sort of arguing.
Now, I'm not an eavesdropper or anything,
so this argument was loud enough for me
to hear from where I was sitting (and I'm
sure, from where everyone else was sitting, too).
Here's the conversation:
Lady 1: "I can't believe you just did that."
Lady 2: "Did what?"
Lady 1: "Put the pink stuff in your coffee."
Lady 2: "I always use the pink stuff."
Lady 1: "Well, I always use the yellow stuff."
Lady 3: "Well, I don't see why the two of
you are even arguing about it."
Uh oh, I thought, here comes trouble.
And I was right.
Lady 1 and 2 turned on Lady 3.
"Ok, if you're so smart, which one do you
use," said Lady 2.
Lady 3: I use the blue stuff.
Well, all this time Lady 4 had been real
quiet.
Then the other three women turned on
Lady 4.
"Okay," said Lady 2, "You break the tie.
Which do you use?"
And here comes the funniest part of all -
Lady 4 said, "I just use plain old sugar.
I don't go for that fake stuff at all."
And then they all started the whole
argument all over again!
It was hilarious!
You should have been there.
Ok, so what does this have to do with
bipolar disorder? (you know I always bring
everything back to bipolar disorder LOL)
Here's the question for you:
Are YOU using the real stuff?
Or are you using one of the fakes
(substitutes) out there?
Here's a real good example, and a VERY
DANGEROUS one:
MEDICATION
Are you taking the right medication?
The bipolar medication prescribed by
your doctor?
Or are you taking one of those supposed
"natural cures" you hear about on the Internet?
Now, I'm not against herbal or natural
supplements, don't get me wrong, I'm
not saying that at all.
But I'm saying to use them with your
doctor's permission, most important of all,
and I'm saying to use them WITH your
medication, and not INSTEAD of your
medication.
Too many people with bipolar disorder
believe the ads saying these herbal remedies
are a cure for bipolar disorder, when they're not.
Then you might find out later that they're
actually dangerous for you, anyway (besides
the fact that you can go into an episode for
going off your REAL medication).
I even talk about this very thing in my
courses/systems below:
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Another example is information on bipolar
disorder, which I also talk about in my
courses/systems.
About how important it is to be
knowledgeable about the disorder.
But you have to have REAL information!
NOT misleading or false information.
Can you imagine how dangerous it
is to have the wrong information
about bipolar disorder?
For example, the truth is that there is
NO cure for the disorder at this time.
But some people believe that there is.
They have FALSE information.
So they are chasing after something
that is not real. And they are wasting
their time, unfortunately.
Instead, they should be going after the
REAL thing - REAL information that
will help them get better.
Here's some other things to think about:
Would you rather have a REAL doctor,
or a FAKE doctor?
A REAL therapist or a FAKE therapist?
A REAL pharmacist or a FAKE
pharmacist?
Or even a REAL friend or a FAKE
friend?
See what I'm getting at?
This is more than just an argument
over real sugar vs. fake sugar.
This could mean the difference between
continuing to struggle with your bipolar
disorder or actually becoming stable with
your bipolar disorder.
Do you agree or disagree with me?
Do you think it's important to have the
right medication?
Do you think it's important to have
the right information?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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