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I’d Love Your Help!

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Well, as you probably know, an author lives for book reviews! If you have read my books Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder, Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder and Get it Done When You’re Depressed, I’d love it if you would post a review of the books on amazon.com.

When you are there, please feel free to check the section that says Tags Customers Associate with This Product. This helps when people go to amazon.com to search for books on mood disorders in general.  It helps me a lot if everyone does this section whether they write a review or not.

 Of course, be totally honest when you write. I don’t read the reviews – but they are so important for people deciding what books to buy.

Your support is so appreciated! Here are the links to each book:

Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder: Understanding and Helping Your Partner

 http://www.amazon.com/Loving-Someone-Bipolar-Disorder-Julie/dp/1572243422/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1222400708&sr=8-1

wow, that is a long link!

 Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder: A Four Step Plan for You and Your Loved Ones to Manage the Illness and Create Lasting Stability

http://www.amazon.com/Take-Charge-Bipolar-Disorder-Stability/dp/0446697613/ref=pd_cp_b_3_img?pf_rd_p=413864201&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=1572243422&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1DWZC6XAEJ58XZA9TVT1

Get it Done When You’re Depressed: 50 Strategies for Keeping Your Life on Track

http://www.amazon.com/Get-Done-When-Youre-Depressed/dp/1592577067/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1222400883&sr=1-1

Thanks to everyone! Julie

More news from the DBSA conference

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Mania from the DBSA conference!  (DBSA stands for the Depression, Bipolar Support Association- the conference was this weekend in Virginia)

I just received the following comment from Denise, a DBSA participant.

I too was at the conference, and found your workshop on Relationships to be an excellent workshop.

Don’t know about others who have BiPolar Disorder who were at the conference, but by the end, I was beginning to feel the mania coming on. Too much auditory stimulation I suppose. As I write this, I am waiting on my dr to return my call, as I also started getting visual ‘distortions’ toward the end of the conference.

Julie, it was a pleasure to meet you at the conference.

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Oh, yes. I experienced the same thing. I often feel there should be a class on how to stay stable when you go to a conference on bipolar disorder! My worries are more that I will get depressed when I get home. The conference was so wonderful, it’s often hard not to go down when you get back to your regular life.

I made sure I was booked today. The depression tried to come in last night, but I said no!

Today is good. I think the secret is to have something to look forward to the days you get back. I am watching closely for mania as I have never felt ‘good’ when I get home from an event.

I had a lot of paranoia during and after my first presentation. At one point, I actually had the thought that all of my evaluations were faked! I had to laugh at that one. It’s so important that we know our own symptoms.

It’s great that Denise knows her signs of mania and then called her doctor!

Julie

Hello from the DBSA Conference: Virginia

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

Hello All! The computers were packed at my hotel, so this is my first time for a blog.

 I’m at the Depression, Bipolar Support Alliance in Norfolk, Virginia. It has been wonderful and very interesting – as well as stressful and sleep challenging!

 Here is some funny stuff: I have my seminar on family wellness on Friday. It went really, really well according to the crowd- there were about 150 people. When I got my evaluations, they were very positive. My first thought was:

 These are all fake! They are lying. No one can tell me the truth as they like me. This is quite funny, and it was funny at the time, but paranoia is not fun!

 I’m very used to paranoia. It’s hard to fight, but easy to recognize when you know the signs.

I’ve had trouble sleeping, even thought I took my own advice and switched over time zones. I went to be at 2:00 last night which puts me on  Portland time. I mention this a lot as a fun conference – with a lot of excellent conversation and my fun presentations is a recipe for disaster if I don’t get enough sleep!

I will write more tomorrow. I have so many stories and pictures. There was one woman who told a very funny joke- I have to find her to give her credit. Here is the joke.

 I go to DBSA support meetings and we discuss our meds and we’ve all determined that we all get fat from Krispy Kreme donuts!

 heehee. So, it’s not the Zyprexa!

Julie

Julie’s Radio Show: Medications

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Hi,

I’m very excited about my radio show today as my guest is my coauthor Dr. John Preston!

We’re going to talk about medications.

I promise that you will learn more than you ever thought possible in just one hour about antidepressants such as Prozac, Zoloft, Wellbutrin and Effexor- antipsychotics such as Abilify, Zyprexa, Risperdal and Seroquel and mood stabilizers/anti convulsants such as Tegretol, Depakote and my drug Lamictal. We will talk about antianxiety meds such as Ativan, Klonopin and Valium and then touch on how these medications are used to treat specific illnesses.

All in one hour!

You can listen live – go to www.juliefast.com/radio and click on the link for the KTRO radio station web site. There will be a listen live button on the KTRO home page:

The show is on today (Sunday, April 20th) at 3 PM PST here in the US.
If you can’t listen live, the show will be posted on the juliefast.com site two days after the broadcast.

I remember when I was first diagnosed- the meds were so overwhelming- I wish I had been able to access a show like this one!
Julie

New audio – Get It Done When You’re Depressed Interview with KINK Radio

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

I think you will get a lot out of this radio interview. You can play this right through your computer speakers or download it to your computer or iPod or MP3 player and listen to it later.   Just push the arrow to activate the audio.

 
icon for podpress  Get It Done When You're Depressed - KINK Radio Interview [27:44m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Enjoy!

Frontline Show: Bipolar Disorder in Children

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Many of you have written to tell me about the amazing Frontline television program on childhood bipolar disorder.

 You can watch the show online at pbs.org.  You can then search for bipolar Frontline and find the show.

Julie

Get It Done When You’re Depressed – Released January 2, 2008

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

My latest book, Get It Done When You’re Depressed was released today, January 2, 2008. 

The book is written for anyone who has experienced depression in life no matter how severe.
I use the tips in this book daily in order to get things done, even when my mood doesn’t want to cooperate!  

By ordering today, you will be entered into the contest (see details below).  

Here is the link to order Get it Done When You’re Depressed: 
http://www.amazon.com/Get-Done-When-Youre-Depressed/dp/1592577067/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199247940&sr=8-1 


It’s a long one! If you are not able to click on the ordering link, please copy and paste this address into your browser- this will take you directly to the Get it Done When You’re Depressed page on amazon.com. The book is on sale for $11.16.  You will notice that the order button may say preorder. You can still use this button. The book was released today and is no longer on preorder. If you order three copies or more, the shipping is free.  

Once again, I want to send a sincere thank you for your support. It means so much to me. I was often depressed when I wrote Get it Done When You’re Depressed and used the strategies I created to keep writing! They work. I’m sure they will work for you as well as someone you care about. Thank you for helping me meet my January 2nd challenge and good luck in the contest! 


- Orders outside of the United States are possible in English speaking countries. If you wish to order the book from a non English speaking country,
please send an email to comments@bipolarhappens.com 

- If you’re not able to order the book on January 2nd, feel free to order at
any time and forward your amazon.com receipt to comments@bipolarhappens.com. You can also send a contest email entry at any
time.
The contest is open until January 24th. Winners will be notified by email by
January 31st. 

Whew! That is a lot of information!  Full contest details that were provided
in an email are included below.   Thank you for all of your kind support over
the years and to tell you about my latest challenge and contest involving my new
book Get it Done When You’re Depressed.  

My Goal: to increase depression awareness, increase
productivity for those who experience depression and at the same time fight the
stigma attached to mental illness throughout the world.  

The Challenge: Get it Done When You’re Depressed will be
released on January 2nd, 2008. The challenge is to sell 5000 copies of this much
needed book on the release date.

 Here is how the challenge and contest works:  

1.Visit Amazon.com on January 2nd and purchase the book.  
Here is the link to order:  http://www.amazon.com/Get-Done-When-Youre-Depressed/dp/1592577067/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199247940&sr=8-1 

2. After purchase, forward your Amazon receipt to comments@bipolarhappens.com.
This will enter you into a drawing to be held January 24th.

There are four prizes and everyone has an equal opportunity to win.  
Prizes:
  
- One hour phone consultation with Julie
Fast regarding depression management
- One full package of books from bipolarhappens.com
- Three copies of
Julie’s books- your choice!
- One book of your choice from bipolarhappens.com  

* Please note that there is no purchase required to participate in this contest. If you wish to be entered without purchase, please forward an email with contest in the subject line to comments@bipolarhappens.com


Why this challenge?  By selling 5000 copies of Get It Done When You’re Depressed on January 2nd, we can gain the worldwide attention that
depression and it’s many times debilitating symptoms needs. This naturally lessens the stigma so many of us face.   My goal is also to raise money for
mental health awareness. A portion of all net proceeds from the sales of the on Jan 2nd will go to the volunteer program I’m creating for my local state
mental health organization. This program will then be used in all branches throughout the nation. I currently donate all of my time for the project and
want to give monetary support as well.  

And finally, it’s fun to enter contests!  

 I hope you will join me in this challenge and be part of my continued work educating the world on how to treat mental illness successfully.
It is possible!   

Once again, thank you so much for your long lasting and loyal support. It is the reason I can keep writing.   Julie A Fast
- Please note that as always, your personal information will never be used outside of this challenge.    
And most importantly, HAPPY NEW YEAR!