Controlling Mania, Depression, and Anxiety associated with Bipolar

Posted by David B. and Dianne Hansen | September 2, 2008 .

My husband, Dave, is a strong man. He once was involved in weekly, then monthly, then yearly, now none at all psychotherapy sessions. His psychotherapist said Dave was the only person she ever knew that defeated…regulated… and managed his own bipolar symptoms without the use of drugs.

I’ve been observing my husband for more than 4 years now, since we’ve been married, and I realize that he self-regulates his thinking. He’s learned to recognize his own thought triggers and prevent severe mood swings. I’d say he can literally prevent himself from going manic or depressive or developing anxious thoughts.

This morning, while lying in the bed, talking about the day, I asked him to teach me about how he handles thoughts that lead toward anxiety. (We’re about to leave home for a couple of weeks, traveling from rural Montana into the cities of northern and central California, and I realize that leaving familiar surroundings can possibly cause him stress and fear.)

He told me these things and in the future I’ll elaborate on them:

..Mercury poisoning and other dreadful toxins seem to have mimicked traditional bipolar symptoms and he’s spent time and money ridding his body of metals (in his teeth and blood and tissues) and of toxins
..Sugar causes the same feelings (except not as strong) as manic episodes cause
..He’s learned to think suspiciously about sugar and doesn’t eat it hardly as much as he used to (I’ve worked VERY hard to help him change his thinking about sugar!)
..Dave trains his mind continually to remember that depression and anxiety will pass away. The cycle will end. He calms his thoughts, relaxes on purpose, and trusts that it will pass.
..One type of thought that he sees as a sign of an episode coming on, are thoughts of deja vue. He doesn’t have those thoughts much any more. In his past, (usually centered around one of his 4 divorces), thoughts of deja vue would indicate a major life change coming on. By this and other tidbits I’ve gleaned from Dave, I believe that an environment of peace and stability is important in the management of bipolar.
..Dave loves to mention his antioxidant juices every time he speaks about managing bipolar, because he still depends on nutrition to regulate his thoughts and bodily strength and stability. So, this morning he mentioned the NingXia Red and the G-3 by name to me. We highly recommend that you learn to regulate your nutritional intake and use these very convenient juices to power pack your diet.

Today I came across the blog site of Jane Alexander. What a lady! I want to place one of her videos right here so you can see that she and Dave are in agreement that so called bipolar moods, especially mania, can be managed. Her video is very much worth your time to watch and put into action.

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