I really do need to change my heading on the top of this blog! People ask me this question all of the time.
The Health Cards are the treatment system I created in 2000 to help myself manage the illness. I was very sick- I basically couldn’t function in the real world in terms of friends and work. I certainly had a life, but it wasn’t a quality life. So I created the Health Cards and got my life back. You can read about them on bipolarhappens.com
The Health Cards are used by the person with the illness as well as the people who care about them. They work! I have a blog on teenagers and bipolar disorder below. Teenagers especially respond to the Health Cards as they can be done in private and then discussed with parents. I wish I’d had them when I was a teenager!
They are a system to accompany medications- especially when the medications aren’t working as well as we would like them to!
Julie
When you go to bipolarhappens.com- there is a newsletter link at the top of the page. I try to send out newsletters with truly helpful treatment tips- they are a bit more treatment oriented than the blog!
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How do I convince my husband to use the cards with me. He is so busy as it is taking care of work and such. I think he will just think of it as one more thing that he doesn’t have time to do or work on.