Bad Bipolar Disorder Advice Inside
Published: Mon, 01/25/10
Hi ,
How are you doing today?
I hope you're doing fine.
I'm really concerned about something,
and I think you need to know about
it as well.
You know I volunteer at several
places where there are people with
bipolar disorder, like support groups
and such.
Well, sometimes I like what I hear,
and then I bring that information to
you, because I think you can benefit
from it.
But what is really bothering me today,
and I think it's been building up and
I'm surprised I haven't brought it up
lately, is something that I've
noticed happens at some of these
meetings that is NOT a good thing.
I'll tell you about it:
It's when people who have NO clue
about bipolar disorder give advice
on it - even though the advice is
sincere, it is still sincerely wrong!
Now people can truly get hurt by
this advice, and that makes me
mad!
For instance, one person at the
support group meeting said, "My
friend told me that since I seem
to be doing so much better, that I
should stop taking my medications."
Then other people say, yeah, my
friend said the same thing... and
before you know it, this one comment
is controlling the whole meeting,
and it is a totally FALSE thing -
a LIE!
I'm sure they're not trying to steer
someone else wrong, they just might
not be aware of how harmful bad
bipolar disorder advice can be.
Even fatal, when you're talking
about going off your medications.
Then, when I try to tell them that
that comment can't be true, or that
it could hurt them, or at least that
they should check with their doctor
before going off their medications,
they ALL look at me like I'm some
crazy person!
Know what I mean?
Or they say their friend told them
to stop working and get on disability.
Another person said that their friend
told them that another friend said
that they should take this supplement
on the market instead of their medications,
and that it worked for their friend's
friend!
In my courses and systems, I teach
the difference between the truth and
myths that are out there about bipolar
disorder, especially when it comes to
medication:
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But I ask myself, where are these
people getting this stuff? And how
come people are believing it?
Really, sometimes I just want to
walk out of these meetings and just
keep going.
But then I remember why I am
there - to help.
And sometimes that help is just to
tell them the truth about what their
"friends" have been telling them.
In my courses and in special reports,
I expose the myths behind the
supplements and supposed "cures"
for bipolar disorder.
Unfortunately, there is still no cure,
no matter what you may hear at a
support group meeting.
Even though these people are well
meaning, always check with your
doctor before you do anything like
taking a supplement instead of
your medications just because you
heard "a friend of a friend of a
friend" says it works.
Everybody is different.
What works for one person great
may not work for another
person.
Have you seen this kind of
thing happen at your support
group?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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