tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907530.post5308574600786856867..comments2023-10-31T09:29:22.531-05:00Comments on Living With A Purple Dog: An Open Letter to Employers, Friends, Acquaintances, and RelativesJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00692070748414865417noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907530.post-32564603011441531452009-12-05T12:55:13.019-06:002009-12-05T12:55:13.019-06:00Thanks for your blog... I wish I had found it a fe...Thanks for your blog... I wish I had found it a few years ago... I have two business associates who just about fried my brains and our team relations.<br /><br />Perhaps had we had your information, we all might have interacted differently.<br /><br />There is a post about the nutritional aspect of brain chemistry for bi-polar on this blog..... <br />http://NaturalMoringa.blogspot.com<br /><br />I am going to dive deep into all your links on your site - and understand more.<br /><br />Blessings!Pat Crosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13870499773414444607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907530.post-86402180587890190182007-10-19T17:02:00.000-05:002007-10-19T17:02:00.000-05:00Thanks for linking to my Blog - I'll reciprocate. ...Thanks for linking to my Blog - I'll reciprocate. <BR/>I too am a product of the 70s, have a wife and 4 kids. I've also been very successful in business as a senior executive and CEO twice. Bipolar has affected my work life in 2 main ways:<BR/>1. My interpersonal relationships have been strained<BR/>2. On medication, my motivation level is down.<BR/>Thanks for sharing your stories.<BR/>The Bipolar CEO<BR/>www.bipolarceo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907530.post-74773060481547791112007-07-10T21:08:00.000-05:002007-07-10T21:08:00.000-05:00I love this post. I wish I could hand it out to e...I love this post. I wish I could hand it out to each level of boss I have at my annual performance review where I'll get trounced on one area that is hard for me but no extra credit will be given for what I exceed in.<BR/><BR/>One of my great frustrations in life is that the people I work with currently have not taken any time to learn about my illness. They also have never asked me about it, so what they know is often wrong because of my atypical features. This results in my hearing things like "you say no to every suggestion we make". Well, not so much, I'll take any suggestion I have not tried, but if it's obvious it is pretty likely I have tried it in the many years I've been dealing with this illness. I did have a life before this particular job! Plus sometimes I just know reasons something won't work; I'll always do better in a small and crowded office facing a wall than in a large emptier common room with a lot of people walking past, for example.Just Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085642883987294862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907530.post-89160355219696705942007-04-14T23:44:00.000-05:002007-04-14T23:44:00.000-05:00I don't know that I would call it ignorance....may...I don't know that I would call it ignorance....maybe just misunderstanding. <BR/><BR/>Many people just don't understand mental illness. <BR/><BR/>In fact I know many people with mental illness that judge others with the disease, based on their own experience and even that is misleading.<BR/><BR/>What I experience with bipolar, will be unique than what my friends with the disease will experience. <BR/><BR/>I hope this makes sense...LOL...<BR/><BR/>I am exhausted today and have already taken my night pills...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907530.post-36109346771392599932007-04-14T09:04:00.000-05:002007-04-14T09:04:00.000-05:00Great letter! It is similar to a Fibromyalgia one ...Great letter! It is similar to a Fibromyalgia one that I have and now I am thinking of tweaking it to coincide with Bipolar.<BR/><BR/>Yes, We have a MOOD Disorder not a Personality Disorder - a lot of people confuse the two because I believe that when they meet us and if we are irritable or whatever, they automatically think we have a "Shitty Personality."<BR/><BR/>What they don't realize is that we are in a mood! LOL!!!:)<BR/><BR/>As Marja said, there is a lot of ignorance out there.Bleeding Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02689816555725078811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907530.post-81627705417869272682007-04-13T21:05:00.000-05:002007-04-13T21:05:00.000-05:00Marja - that's a great way to put it, that mood an...Marja - that's a great way to put it, that mood and character are different. <BR/><BR/>Jane - I hope this allows anyone who is reading this to tell me, and opens a dialogue.<BR/><BR/>Thanks to everyone for the comments.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692070748414865417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907530.post-41478204584884463922007-04-13T20:33:00.000-05:002007-04-13T20:33:00.000-05:00"This is NOT a bipolar thing, this is a human thin..."This is NOT a bipolar thing, this is a human thing." <--- This really speaks to me, Jon. I've recently come to this same decision about my own blog. Your words summed it up. <BR/><BR/>I hope people who are not bipolar will read this, because I think perhaps you opened a door that needed to be opened. You've invited people to ask you questions, whereas they may have felt it inappropriate before. That may be just what someone is looking for when they come upon your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907530.post-72615717162571513492007-04-12T19:02:00.000-05:002007-04-12T19:02:00.000-05:00Moods and character are two different things and s...Moods and character are two different things and sometimes people don't understand that. The way our moods express themselves is unique in each of us and our personalities are unique. No bipolar person is the same as the next.<BR/><BR/>You're right. All too often people paint each of us with the same brush. There's a lot of ignorance out there.marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01810913152746930742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907530.post-61797985825731622792007-04-11T19:50:00.000-05:002007-04-11T19:50:00.000-05:00Thanks, Lee. I appreciate the comment!Thanks, Lee. I appreciate the comment!Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692070748414865417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907530.post-17358495994376701542007-04-11T19:41:00.000-05:002007-04-11T19:41:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03752914423418265811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907530.post-3714125370532021832007-04-11T16:16:00.000-05:002007-04-11T16:16:00.000-05:00Well said, Jon! We are all unique and we all "liv...Well said, Jon! We are all unique and we all "live with" it in different ways. I do like reading your blog... keep it up.Lee Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312856865925741878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907530.post-74811961515971245112007-04-11T14:45:00.000-05:002007-04-11T14:45:00.000-05:00Thanks, MI. I appreciate that.Thanks, MI. I appreciate that.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692070748414865417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907530.post-12586411137783348722007-04-11T14:18:00.000-05:002007-04-11T14:18:00.000-05:00There are many people who are having a hard time.....There are many people who are having a hard time...many people who could use this post as a motivation right now Jon. I am not sure that you intended it this way, but it is how I interpreted it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com