Shocking attack on David Oliver about bipolar disorder

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Hi,

What's new?

I hope you are doing well.

I wanted to tell you about how someone
verbally attacked me about a major
issue related to bipolar disorder.

Before I tell you, I wanted to tell you
what's going on with me.

I finally have got almost caught up
from my trip to California. Yesterday
I worked from 7:00am to 1:00am with
just a few breaks and this morning I got
up at 6:00am and have been working until
9:00am.

Why do I do this? Well it's because I have
a lot to do and I really like working in this
field.

Speaking of working in this field. Someone
called me yesterday and said that I hadn't
mentioned that I wasn't a doctor in about a
week. He was making a joke.

So?.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

I am NOT a doctor, therapist, financial
advisor, lawyer and nothing I say should
be taken as medical or legal advice.

Okay, today I am going to contact
all the people who have been trying to contact
me. For some reason I have people who are
writing me and it's confusing.

I got a certified letter in the mail from someone
who had a sheet of paper with their name and
address. Nothing else. I have no idea what this
means.

I have many letters that are really hard to follow.
I am going to write everyone back and ask for more
information.

Also, we have some really big plans on things
that are going to help you with bipolar disorder.
Next week I will be sending out an update. Lots
of great things. Many of them totally f.ree.

Okay.

I was talking to someone the other
day, and he said, "Doctors suck."

He said that I was a bad person
for promoting doctors. He said
that I was misleading people.

I waited to hear what else he was
going to say.

Of course I was interested, because you don't
just come out with a comment like
that out of the blue without having
something else to follow it with.

So I asked him about it and it turns
out he was talking about doctors
who treat patients for bipolar disorder
(no great surprise there, figuring he
probably had bipolar disorder).

I asked him why he felt that way,
and he said that they messed him
up with his bipolar disorder.

I asked him how. That was my
mistake. Because what followed
was a 25 MINUTE explanation
of exactly how they did this.

After 25 minutes of talking to me, I
came to discover that:

1. This person didn't take his
medications consistently.

2. He did "a little" drugs.

3. He drank "every now
and then."

4. He didn't follow a plan.

5. He wants to blame it all
on the doctor.

So now the truth comes out. Is this
really all the doctor's fault?

He does all this wrong behavior,
and then says, "Doctors suck."

Now I don't believe him, where
I might have believed him at first
BEFORE I knew all the facts.

See why it's so important to know
ALL the facts before jumping to a
conclusion?

Even if he was right, I still would
have taken everything with a grain
of salt, because I've spent a whole
bunch of time researching this very
topic, and included it in my courses
along with a whole system on
how to find a good doctor:

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Yes, there are good doctors and
there are bad doctors.

But you have a responsibility, too,
in whether your doctor is a good one
or a bad one towards you.

Part of it is how you act towards
your doctor. Your attitude.

Like this guy said his doctor
"messed up" his bipolar disorder.
But he didn't really say how.

How can your doctor "mess up"
your bipolar disorder?

Well, first of all, he can't do it
if you're actively managing your
disorder.

Because if you're actively
managing your bipolar disorder,
(if you're helping your loved
one to mange their disorder), then
you're including your doctor as a
part of your support system (team),
and you should be working hand-
in-hand with him, with a good
relationship.

Second of all, if you go into doctor
appointments with your loved one,
and your attitudes are good ones,
and you don't go in with a bad
attitude, or a negative one,
expecting a negative attitude
back from your doctor, the
visit should be a positive one
and he's definitely NOT going to
"mess up" your bipolar disorder.

The reason this guy thinks his
bipolar disorder got "messed
up" was not his doctor's fault ?
it was his. HE was the one
doing all the things he shouldn't
be doing, and then blaming them
on the doctor.

One of the most important things
you need to do to establish a good
relationship with your doctor is to be
HONEST. At all times. Whether it's
about your medications and its side
effects, or your bipolar disorder and
its mood swings, triggers, and/or
patterns you might be seeing that
might indicate an episode coming on.

Your doctor is NOT a mind reader.
He can only help you if you help
him to help you. This guy was just
an accident waiting to happen. He
was doing all the WRONG things.
And, like I said, then he was
blaming his doctor for it.

You don't have to do that. If you
do all the right things, you should
have no reason to blame your doctor
for anything. You should have a
good relationship with your doctor;
therefore, you should have a good
doctor, one who is part of your team
of medical/mental professionals who
will help you to manage the bipolar
disorder.

So don't drink, don't do drugs,
take your medication, and follow
your plan. All the things that this
guy DIDN'T do. And you should
be ok.

Do you think I am a "fool" like this
person suggested?

Hey, I have to go to the gym. I just looked
at the clock. I have to do an hour of low intensity
cardio.

Catch you tomorrow. Let me know what you think.

Your Friend,

Dave

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