AB Pod: Epi-5: Karen Gupton Interview – Arc Of My Bipolar Story

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This is the best version of my entire bipolar story.

It’s concisely delivered without a lot of fluff.

Yet it’s crammed with every pertinent fact about how I became bipolar, how I found out, what it did to me, how I got out and a bit of what came next.

It sums up nicely the bipolar hell I survived

I presented the story calmly, while relaying even the worst parts of it in a positive fashion.

I shared my pain and anger from that time without getting emotionally involved, which isn’t always easy for me.

The interview took place about 9 years ago, maybe a hair less

I hadn’t listened to this since it was produced.

Karen Gupton was a sweetheart of an interviewer and directed me well by asking the right questions at the right time.

I was stunned at how well it conveyed the most important facts and ideas I wanted to make public

This episode should go far in helping supporters see what bipolar looks like from the victim’s side
And sufferers should easily be able to see I am family, and that there is hope

Now be sure to access my free wellness system to start shortening your own arc.

Because you’ve suffered long enough.

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Key Points: (The Whole Arc!)

In the beginning: the size of something that could piss me off was getting smaller by the day
My reaction to these things (rage) was getting bigger by the day
Life seemed made entirely of stress every day, and it was growing
I knew my stress was too intense, not normal
My physical health was still great, so I got referred to a psychiatrist who declared me to be “classic bipolar” inside of 20 minutes of our first meeting
Depakote was first ever psychotropic med and made me instantly suicidal, something I’d never felt
Next 6 years was just constant attempt to get the right cocktail mix of psych meds
Entire time I was on meds, bipolar only got stronger
Very last doc gave me an official Death Sentence: 6 months to live before I was “dead by cop”
He also gave me permission to try anything that I thought might help, while confirming that Psychiatry was not my answer
My inner Marine spoke to me that day (in a whisper) and told me to fight back
A Discover Magazine article led me to Truehope Supplements, which became the first positive gain
Next, I somehow found my way to Bill Harris whose story mirrored mine, minus the bipolar, and Step Two of my system came to life
First marriage ended in divorce due to bipolar
My son was born and I became a stepfather as well, neither of which was manageable for me at the time
OD’ed on Lithium while drunk: Declared dead on ER gurney, but came back to life, then 2-week coma
Second marriage ended in separation due to bipolar
Greatest testament to effectiveness of my system: second wife returned to me
Key lesson: assuming psych meds are only way out is a mistake
Key lesson: half and half my system with meds is OK!
Bipolar sufferers forced to take better care of selves in the ways we all tend to unwisely ignore
A good listener is a key component to eating or managing this illness
Part of bipolar may be that you’re eccentric, a DaVinci maybe, harmless, but it’s getting blown out of proportion within the illness itself
BIGGEST LESSON: Learn to have faith in your ability to heal. You have power beyond measure!
Take responsibility for everything in your life, then act accordingly
Don’t look or count on someone else to save you. You are your own savior!
Key Lesson: a huge part of bipolar is based in living a way that doesn’t pursue your true purpose