By Paulo Coelho
Ernest Hemingway, the author of the classic The Old Man and the Sea, went from moments of harsh physical activity to periods of total inactivity. Before sitting to write pages of a new novel, he’d spend hours peeling oranges and gazing into the fire.
One morning, a reporter noticed this strange habit.
"Don’t you think you’re wasting your time?" asked the journalist. "You’re so famous, shouldn’t you be doing more important things?"
"I’m preparing my soul to write, like a fisherman preparing his tackle before going out to sea," replied Hemingway. "If I don’t do this, and think only the fish matter, I’ll never achieve anything."
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Dear Paulo,
I would like to know if we may open a dialogue to know what is being done in other countries?
Is this possible? and can you help to facilitate this?
Thank you.
Love
Marie-Christine
Bien cher Paulo-
Je cotoie tous les jours des femmes et je suis etonnee d’entendre maintes et maintes fois que leurs enfants ont des problemes mentaux. Ils sont hospitalises avec des drogues avec lesquels l’on n’obtient pas beaucoup de resultats. Le sort de ses enfants qui sont adultes – quel est leur futur? N’y a-t il pas une autre solution avant toute cette procedure qui, a mon avis, n’aboutit pas a grand chose. Les medecines alternatives ne sont pratiquement jamais mentionnees. C’est inquietant. De quoi est-ce que les docteurs experts ont-ils peur?
Je pense que les medecines alternatives ont leur place avant de commencer ce traitement qui abrutit nos enfants et nous abrutissent aussi.
Cela me ferait plaisir si tu pouvais repondre a l’idee d’ouvrir un dialogue avec d’autres perspectives sur les choses.
C’est pas juste. On peut mieux faire.
Est-ce que tu peux nous aider sur cet important sujet STP?
Merci.
Sincerement a toi.
Marie Christine
Aujourd’hui est la fete de Veronika. Je ne l’ai pas oublie.
Every day I meet women and I am surprised to hear time and time again that their children are having mental illness. They are hospitalised with drugs that do not give much results, The fate of these children who are adults – what is their future ? Is not there another solution before to start these hard drugs’ procedure who, I believe, does not get us anywhere.
Alternative medecines are practically never mentioned.
It is worrying. What are these so-called experts so frighten of?
I believe alternative medecines have their place before starting a treatment that deaden their minds and ours.
It is not fair. WE CAN DO MUCH MUCH BETTER.
Thank you.
Sincerely to you
Marie-Christine
To-day is Veronika’s Saint Day. I have not forgotten it.
In the news
” Fish oil fights psychosis
Taking a daily fish oil supplement may help stave off mental illness in those with a high risk of developing psychosis For a recent study, researchers selected 81 people who had a strong family history of mental disorders like schizophrenia or were already showing mild symptoms of such a condition and gave them either fish oil supplements or placebos for 12 weeks. At one, just 5% of those taking the supplements had developed a psychotic disorder compared to 28% of those in the placebo group. These findings suggest that fish oil is as effective as anti-psychotic drugs in delaying or preventing the onset of psychotic disorders.”
I know fish oil works, I take them on a daily basis.
Why aren’t they tried before anti-psychotic drugs?Why our children not taken care earlier as well? Why are the GP’s leaving it so late to diagnose them?
Is this ethical? More to the point, are their conscience clear?
Out of the 270,000 people that visit your site Paulo ,surely there must be doctors psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, reflexologist, Reiki,Yoga teachers, etc that might be interested in that subject and want to comment.
That would be very nice.
Thank you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFAXf2wIvWE
Dr Hamer explaining the first laws of nature
In Spanish with English subtitles
“Women who have had breast cancer, matrix or cervical had contracted it similarly – from experiencing a conflict, in a shock of total isolation -”Dr Hamer
9mn 20 mandatory viewing.
I believe this can be applied to all sort of illnesses including mental illness.
Cher Paulo,
Dans son interview sur le quotidien Le Temps, au sujet de la depression, le Dr Servan Schreiber dit :
“Il y a aussi la therapie de la lumiere, utilisee pour les depressions saisonnieres. Pourquoi prescrit-on des anti-depresseurs a des gens qui souffrent de depression entre Novembre et Mars, avant de penser a cette possibilite ? L’effet est pourtant parfaitement demontre. Il est egalement demontre que l’exercise physique a un effet sur la depression equivalent a celui des anti-depresseurs et avec moins de rechutes a long terme.”
Pour lire le reste de son interview
allez sur le site:
Cancer mieux le guerir et le prevenir
Le blog de David Servan-Schreiber
“Reconcilier la medecine, l’exemple de la Suisse”
“a Arte de ser louco E jamais cometer a loucura de ser un sujeito normal.”
From my point of view, education is one of our priority if we want to make a difference in this world.
It has to start with the future – our children – and how we are going to educate them will determine the new world.
More and more young people dealing with drug problems are filling up our jails when, on the other hand – the culprits – who work hand in hand with the Establishment are never caught.
These jails are breeding grounds for mental-illnesses and the spreading of diseases such as AIDS.
What are we thinking? Why are we allowing this to happen?
Added to that, no rehabilitation programs are put in place for them.
What hope do they have and what future?
The same stress applies to the prisoners of war and the political prisoners put in jail for exercising their rights or doing the right thing for “their country”.
What provisions are made when they return? Governments need to be accountable for that. It is all jolly good to want to send the troops around however it is another story when they come back – there is no one to be seen -
“Education is not filling up a vase, it is burning a fire.”W. B.Yeats
“How do we find oneself? Do we have to go through a trauma in order to find ourselves?
Wouldn’t it be easier if we start an early child care education program such as the one implemented at “Reggia Emilia, Italy”?
This will be a good start.
There is a very good article from Associated Press that make us aware on how the pharmaceutical ingredients used in drugmaking are also used in manufacturing such as lithium (used to make ceramics and also for the bi-polar treatment)
AP IMPACT : Tons of released drugs taint US water
20.04.2009 by Jeff Donn, Martha Mendoza and Justin Pritchard AP writers
You can read this article on
http://www.marinasmasters.com/niew/index.html
click onto Latest
On March 31.2009
I wrote:
“On the 27th of March, I made the following remarks on a comment made by Ca -
“I have translated it in Portuguese (through Google) my Portuguese is not up to it yet -”
The translation was made by Babylon, not Google – sincere apologies -
“Babylon you are a Tower of strength” – Thank you for your help.
Love
Dear Annie,
Thank you for your comment I am very grateful.
I believe Professor Servan Schreiber can inform all of us about both sides of the story. It is a bonus in our favour.
1. Professor Servan Schreiber has had cancer (tumors in the brain)twice.
2. He is the Head of the Psychiatric Department in Pittsburgh and has done intense research in neuro-science.
Thank you.
Love and gratitude
Marie-Christine
Chere Annie,
Merci pour ton commentaire. J’en suis tres reconnaissante.
Je crois que le Professeur Servan Schreiber peut nous informer des deux cotes. C’est un bonus en notre faveur.
1. du fait que le Professeur Servan Schreiber a eu le cancer (tumeur dans le cerveau) deux fois.
2. il dirige le Centre de Psychiatrie a Pittsburgh et a fait de la recherche intensive en neuro-science.
Merci.
Avec amour et reconnaissance.
Marie-Christine
Dear Marie Cristine, i am so grateful for all the posts about being bi-polar and about cancer..
Love and Graditude
Annie
Tudo dipende de Min (Charlie Chaplin)
Tout depend de moi (Charlie Chaplin)
It is all up to me (C Chaplin)
You have heard Severn Cullis Suzuki’s speaking, now it is the viewpoint of a Grand ma.
I don’t know about you but as I grow older, I want to travel a bit lighter, meaning I want to enjoy my life’s journey and have my heavy suitcases left behind – where they belong -
When I see the devastation that’s surrounding us, I can’t help to ponder at what sort of legacy we are leaving for our children and our grandchildren.
What have we achieved so far? I have read somewhere that over 5,000 years, we have had 3,000 years’ wars. Surely, we should have learned something out of that – Apparently, not -
I know I might sound like an idealist, however I want to live in a country without borders.
A place that will provide me with the substance and knowledge I need to make up my own mind about life.
A place where everybody is included regardless of the colour of their skins, genders, religions and ages.
A place with one language – the language of the TRUTH -
A place where men will blend in what Nature’s Earth has to offer.
Where all minds will mingle.
A place without discrimination – where the sick and the disabled, the deaf, the blind and the mute will also have their say -
The Internet, in my opinion, is one of our most powerful weapons of mass consciousness that we have. It is a step forward, for the betterment of mankind.
I could not think of a better way to voice our concerns on subjects that matter to us and will in the long run, benefit our planet.
As we know, power is knowledge and the more knowledge we can gather, the more we can share around.
One of the subject I am passionate about is cancer. Cancer and its ramifications i.e : depression, mental illness, Alzheimer, etc
There are several reasons for that :
1. is because I have experienced it,
2. cancer is one of our biggest enemy in this modern time. It strikes everywhere around the world – regardless -
3. recently, I have read a book “Anti-Cancer” by Professor David Servan Schreiber, who is the Head of the Psychiatry Department in Pittsburgh, USA and has also done intense research in neuro science.
Professor Servan Schreiber has had cancer twice and through his own observations gives us a viewpoint of his experiences.
Although huge progress have been made in medicine these days, I believe interference with nature’s way (through over prescriptions) by the medical profession should be revised.
The book is not only aimed at cancer patients. It is also a guide for preventing it by regaining power through good sleep, physical exercise (Walking, learning to breathe, meditation, implementation of a good dietary program – following the Mediterranean’s diet for example, rich in Omega3 – a good network support, getting in touch with our past.
I have myself implemented his recommendations and I know that it works.
I hope that you will take an interest in that important field of science.
I thank you Paulo for allowing me to have my say.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZsDIiXzyAY
Severn Cullis Suzuki speaking at UN Earth Summit 1992.
Tenemos que abordar este problema con la solucion en vista.
La France est le pays ou l’on prescrit le plus de medicaments, je crois me souvenir que l’Australie etait le second.Si cela, est le cas,comparativement, la prescription des medicaments en Australie est negligeable. En France, on sort de la pharmacie avec au moins deux sacs remplis de medicaments.
L’ete dernier, j’ai vu a la tele, de plus en plus de medecins sont contre l’abus de prescriptions par la profession medicale. Un des membres les plus actifs sur ce sujet etait le Professeur David Servan Schreiber.
France is one of the country where prescription medicine is the highest in the world. I had read somewhere that Australia was another one. If that is the case, comparatively, the prescription of medicines in Australia is very mild.In France, we come out from the pharmacy with two full bags of medications every time.
Last Summer, I saw on TV, that more and more members of the medical profession in France are against that abuse. One of the most active members was Professor Servan Schreiber.
So, I believe we are looking at this problem with a solution in sight.
Dear Paulo,
R
e:Respectoalbipolar – creo que es un amigo/a que entiende mucho de la vida y sabe come se debe tratar a los humanos, me gusta mucho porque estoy segura que esta persona es mas cerca de la verdad que las informaciones que nos dan en los libros y los psyciatros.
Estoy mirando a las naranjas y me inspiran mucho cada vez que yo miro en este parte de tu blog.
Este tema es importante no solamente para mi pero creo para el futuro. Nosotros estamos esclavos de una manera de vivir que no es sana. Es demente.
Estoy canzada de ver le a mis ninos sufrir tanto por eso.
Con amor
Cher Paulo,
Je crois que nous avons tous une mission dans la vie et notre legende personnelle a suivre.
Je reviens sur “peeling oranges” ca me parle. Je me suis rendue compte au fil des annees que mon probleme a ete la depression et je suis convaincue une des raisons pour mon cancer.
Heureusement, de plus en plus de personnes se reveillent la dessus et commencent a comprendre les raisons.
Je sais que la depression est un sujet tres important pour vous egalement et si l’on entre en dialogue avec les professionnels les patients,les gouvernements dans l’education et toutes les personnes qui ont un interet particulier sur la depression les choses pourront changer pour le mieux.
La formule de “respectez le bi-polaire” est pour moi une des premieres solutions a adopter avant medication.En lisant le livre de David Servan-Schreiber sur le cancer il mentionne les blessures de la petite enfance comme etant un des facteurs important.Par l’education, on peut eviter le cancer et profiter pleinement de la vie.
Toute seule, je ne peux faire grandchose, j’ai ma petite idee, une serait de contacter les membres du gouvernement francais par exemple, nous avons besoin d’aide pour cela.
L’autre, serait de contacter le Docteur Servan-Schreiber, j’ai essaye plusieurs fois, mes prouesses avec les ordinateurs laissent a desirer.. Je suis certaine qu’il serait d’accord pour participer peut etre a un forum, qui sait?
Le probleme du cancer a des implications enormes dans le monde entier . J’y vois meme une participation mondiale dans ce dialogue.
Je suis persuadee que ce dont vous avez ete un avocat toute votre vie peut changer notre vie.
Qu’est ce qu’il y a pour moi dans tout cela? La satisfaction de savoir que peut etre tous les enfants et petits enfants du monde auront une chance d’etre en bonne sante.
Je suis prete a discuter ce sujet avec vous si vous le desirez et autres personnes.
Merci de votre attention.
Je crois que c’est un risque qui vaut la peine de se battre pour.
Avec amour,
Marie-Christine
La traduction du :Respectez le bipolaire “en francais.
“Ecrire cela m’a fait du bien, mais je dois etre realiste.Le desequilibre est triste.
Si cela peut aider, j’ai mis en place quelques techniques qui peuvent vous assister.
Posez vous ces questions:
As-tu deja ressenti un desequilibre?
Oui? D’accord? Laisse tomber. Tout cela, c’est du passe.
Ou en es-tu en ce moment meme?
Dans le present? D’accord. C’est bien.
Reste dans le moment.
Est-ce que tu aimes te sentir de cette facon?
Non. D’accord.
Pourquoi?
Parce que tu commets des exces, tu vas au dela.
Oui? D’accord.
Pourquoi vas-tu au dela des limites?
C’est parceque tu es malade, tu es bipolaire?
Non, en aucun cas NON
Tu cherches a legitimer ta maladie.
Ah! Je suis malade. J’ai le droit d’etre comme ca – Tu n’as pas besoin de tricher -
Ce n’est pas une raison valable, un fantasme. Un piege. Une remarque qui te donne l’occasion de ne pas changer, l’occasion de ne rien resoudre – de souffrir.
Pourquoi excedes-tu?
Parce que tu ne peux pas te controler.
Parce que tu n’as pas la force de volonte.
Parce que tu as des impulsions.
Parce que tu agis avant de penser.
Parce que tu ne penses pas.
Les bipolaires sont moins maniables, je crois. Par la, je veux dire qu’ils se laissent aller, se laissent emporter, ils experimentent beaucoup.
Ils ne se reprimandent pas, ils pensent qu’ils ont le droit de faire ce qui leur plait. Leur coeur leur dit Non, mais ils s’emballent.
Ils en payent le prix – celui de devenir esclaves d’eux-memes -
Lorsque les bipolaires font ce dont ils ont envie, ils sont conscients que si ils font cette chose ou une autre, ce n’est pas bien, cependant, ils continuent de le faire.
Ils sont libres seulement en apparence. A l’interieux d’eux-memes,ils s’affolent – leur coeur leur dit “Non” mais ils se laissent aller -
Pourquoi est ce que les bipolaires excedent?
Parce qu’ils manquent de volonte, ils laissent faire.
Il est plus fragile, et beaucoup plus sensible. Ce n’est pas un probleme.
Ce n’est pas une maladie non plus.
Par exemple: un est plus gentil, l’autre pas assez.
Il n’y a pas de regle.
Si tu ris trop, tu es malade.
Si tu ne ris pas trop, non.
Ce sont des absurdites. C’est debiter des betises.
C’est la meme chose.
Ils ont catalogue la maladie comme un exces de desequilibre.
Comment se guerir ou s’ameliorer?
Tu sais que si tu fais telle ou telle chose, tu vas souffrir.
Cela ne veut pas dire qu’il faut prendre bonne note de ce qu’ils disent.
Un aime le chocolat , l’autre non.
Il te faut connaitre tes limites ,sans aller au dela de la limite qui te plonge dans l’abysse.
Familiarise-toi avec le yin et le yang.Les poles existent, apprends a vivre avec.
Accepte le desequilibre comme quelque chose de normal.
Lorsque tu commences a te sentir mal, mets l’alarme en marche.
Si tu n’en fais pas trop, il ne t’arrivera rien.
Tout le monde a ses limites. Decouvre les tiennes.
L’experience nous enseigne d’etre reconnaissant pour tout ce qui nous arrive.
La manoeuvre a suivre :
Avance doucement, mais continue d’avancer, sans contrainte. Tu dois te ressaisir, t’efforcer de resoudre le probleme sur tes pensees.
Tu tomberas souvent mais tu accuseras mieux le coup et tu diras :NON NON NON .
Ne pleure pas parce que tu es tombe – tu apprends a marcher, les chutes sont necessaires -
J’espere que cela aidera quelqu’un. Ca m’aide.
Il n’y a aucune raison pour rester pessimiste ni de se laisser influencer par ce que disent les livres ou les psychologistes.
Il faut croire en toi. Ecoute ce que ton coeur te dit.
C’est mon opinion personnelle, si cela peut aider quelqu’un, j’en suis heureux.
Paix et amour
Respectez le bipolaire
Correction in English
“One is very kind” instead of king.
Love
More translation from Respectoalbipolar -
“Writing this made me feel good but I must be realistic, the unbalance is sad.
If it can be of any help, I am putting some technics that might help you to feel better.
Ask yourself:
Have you experienced an unbalance before?
Yes? OK – Leave it alone, it’s in the past.
Where are you now?
In the present. OK. Good.
Stay in the now.
Do you like to feel like that?
No. OK
Why?
Because you exceed.
Yes? OK
Why are you exceeding?
It is because you are sick, you are bi-polar?
No – an emphatic NO – You are trying to justify the illness.
Ah I am sick, I am entitled to be like that. You don’t have to cheat.
It is not a valid justification, a delusion. A trap. A point that gives you an opportunity for not changing, remaining the same, suffering.
Why are you exceeding?
Because you are unable to control yourself.
Because you don’t have the strength of will.
Because you have impulses.
Because you act before thinking.
Because you don’t stop thinking.
The bi-polar are less docile, I think, meaning they let themselves
carried away, they experiment a lot.
They don’t reprimand themselves, they believe they can do whatever they want. Their heart tell them no, but they let themselves get carried away.
They end up paying the price – being slaves of themselves.
When the bi-polar are doing what they want, they are aware that doing such and such a thing is not good, but they still do it.
They are free in appearance only.Inside they are panicking. Their heart is telling them No, but they let themselves carried away.
Why are the bi polar exceeding then?
Because they are lacking the will, they don’t do anything about it.
He is weaker and more sensible. That is not a problem.
Neither it is an illness.
For example?
One is very king. The other not enough.
There is not a rule.
If you laugh too much, you are sick.
If you don’t laugh too much, no.
Rubbish.
This is the same. They have put the name of the illness down to an excess of inbalance.
How to cure it or improve it?
You know that if you do such and such, you will suffer.
This does not mean that you take note of what they say.
One likes chocolate, the other one does not.
You have to know how far you can go without going overboard, over your limit – the limit that makes you plunge into the abyss.
Understand about the yin and the yang. the poles exist, get used to live with them
Accept the imbalance as something that is normal.
When you start feeling unwell, ring the alarm bells.
If you don’t overdo it, nothing will happen.
Everybody have their limits – find yours -
The experience teaches us to be grateful for everything that happens.
The motive : advance slowly but keep advancing with restraint, you have to get a strong grip onto your thoughts.
Later another. You will fall often, but the blow will get stronger and will tell you NO NO NO .
Don’t cry because you have fallen. You are learning to walk, the falls are necessary.
I hope that this can help someone. It helps me.
There is no need to be so pessimistic nor to let yourself influenced by what the books or the psychologists are saying, etc.
You have to believe in yourself. Each heart speaks.
These are my own views, if it can help someone , I am happy.
Peace and Love”
Respectoalbipolar
Dear Paulo,
The translation in Spanish now:
Ca- Me gusto lo que tu dis.
Me hace pensar que hay periodas en la vida o estamos con mucha stress y no sabemos por que signatura mirar.
Ir vease el psiquiatro y nos cubrir de medicaciones deberia ser el ultimo recurso. Creo que los autoridados publicas de la salud deben tener otro punto de vista para tratar los desiquilibrios debidos al estres utilizando el Reiki, la sofrologia, la metoda de Alejandro, etc otras metodas naturales, psiquiatria, enfermeros, ayuda-cuidadores, la psychopedagogia, etc.
Esto no quiere decir el final de los sicotropias, estaran siempre la.
Los otros metodos deberan ser reconocidos y convertirse en una parte importante de la recuperacion del infermo. Este no es un trabajo de charlatan como se hos hace pensar, hay enormos beneficios.
Mediante la combinacion del todo esto debera ayudar al mundo con los problemas que nos experiencos todos en un momento u otro en la vida.
La buena salud es despues todo, lo que todos aspiramos.
Con amor
Areas of stress I am thinking of are : people back from wars, cancer patients,women and children victims of rapes, death in the family, young people dealing with drug problems,prisoners of war etc.
Par stress est inclus: personnel revenant de la guerre, personnes avec un cancer,femmes et enfants victimes de viol, deces dans la famille, adolescents avec un probleme de drogues, prisonniers de guerre, etc.
Paulo, un conseil, une idee sur ce sujet,peut-etre?
Love
Dear Paulo,
The translation in Spanish now
Me gusto lo que tu dis.
Me hace pensar que hay periodas en la vida o estamos con mucha stress y no sabemos por que signatura mirar.
Ir vease el psiquiatro y nos cubrir de medicaciones deberia ser el ultimo recurso.
Creo que los autoritados publicas de la salud deben tener otro punto de vista para tratar los desiquilibrios debidos al estres utilizando el Reiki, la sofrologia, la metoda de Alejandro, etc, otras metodas naturales, psiquiatria, enfermeros, ayuda-cuidadores, la psychopedagogia, etc.
Esto no q
Dear Paulo,
I cannot stay silent about that subject.
On the 27th of March I made the following remarks on a comment made by Ca – I have translated it in Portuguese(through Google) my portuguese is not up to it yet- I can read most of it though – Hi hi hi, just as well I am really proud of that otherwise I would have missed out on so much.
Ca- Quero que acaba de dizer
Isso fazme a pensar que existam os prazos para a vida ou estamos estresses e nao sabemos que documente dirijamo. Va para ver o psiquiatra e a coisa com comprimidos deve ser o ultimo recurso. Creio que as autoridades publicas de sente deve ter un outro olhar para tratar os desiquilibrios devido as estresse usando o, Reiki, la sofrologia, la metoda Alejandro, , metodas naturais e psiquiatria, enfermeiros, cuidadores, etc.
Isso nao significa o fim de Psiquiatra eles serao sempre.
Os outros metodos dever ser reconhecido e se tornar una parte importante de recuperacao do paciente. Isto nao e um trabelho de charlatao como nos sugere, existem enormes lucros.
Ao combinar a tudo isto deve ajudar o mundo com os problemas que vamos experiencous, tudo em um momento ou outro na vida.
De boa saude e que todos aspiramos.
Dear Paulo,
I cannot stay silent about that subject.
On the 27th of March I made the following remarks on a comment made by Ca – I have translated it in Portuguese(through Google) my portuguese is not up to it yet- I can read most of it though – Hi hi hi, just as well I am really proud of that otherwise I would have missed out on so much.
Ca- Quero que acaba de dizer
Isso fazme a pensar que existam os prazos para a vida ou estamos estresses e nao sabemos que documente dirijamo. Va para ver o psiquiatra e a coisa com comprimidos deve ser o ultimo recurso. Creio que as autoridades publicas de sente deve ter un outro olhar para tratar os desiquilibrios devido as estresse usando o, Reiki, la sofrologia, la metoda Alejandro, , metodas naturais e psiquiatria, enfermeiros, cuidadores, etc.
Isso nao significa o fim de Psiquiatra eles serao sempre.
Os outros metodos dever ser reconhecido e se tornar una parte importante de recuperacao do paciente. Isto nao e um trabelho de charlatao como nos sugere, existem enormes lucros.
Ao combinar a tudo isto deve ajudar o mundo com os problemas q
Dear Paulo,
I am translating part of the letter sent to you by “Respecto al bipolar.”
I believe it to be a very important subject where most of us can identify with at a period in our life.
“I believe we are all bi-polar. Everything in a state of nature is bi-polar or nearly.
The sun and the moon
the river and the sea
the cold and the heat
the night and the day, etc
It is like the ying and the yang
I believe talking about that is more complex than that.
Who has not been, one day feeling low and the next day feeling great and has not asked themselves – having read it – :” Am I bi-polar?”. I believe quite a lot of us.
Many have feared being sick.
Bi-polar is not an illness. It is a natural way of being.
It is like that – man is wild by nature – I think. We are homo sapiens, however have been re-educated .We have added a veneer on top of it because , just think how would it be if we were purely natural, instinctive, wild.
Most people don’t want to hear that. However that is the way it is. We have covered the instinct with bandages : education, good models, we have planted fears (if you do such and such you are mad, if you do it the other way,you are depressed),etc.
These are unfounded fears, strategies so that the world does not dance crazily and we don’t end up tearing each others hair,etc – that is to say , so that a balance with a measurement exists.
Mental illness exists, there is no doubt about that but a lot of the time they invent it. Metaphorically speaking it is misinterpreted.
The bad about the bi-polar illness – I don’t like to label it like that – is that if you leave it for too long -you can loose your freedom . How? You exceed.
The good part about it : You can learn to control it.If you know the opposite, the other way this give you a bigger margin. You are delving into a dangerous zone, however, you know how you feel.you don’t ignore it and you can deal with it.
You can prevent it if you are strong and have the will.
What I am saying is that there comes a point – with a lot of effort, one understands that absolute extremes are not good.
Feeling bad is bad. Feeling good, very good is not good either.
It is all an illusion – nothing is eternal – because soon or later you fall down.
The question is to accept it as a natural way, not as an illness, not as an inconvenience nor a problem. It is a natural thing that occurs to each one of us,that some of us have learnt to deal with, others less and others have not.
The hope with bi-polar, I believe, is that we can all learn to control it with effort – a lot of effort – It is not to run and say “To-morrow I am going to be fine, I’ll be better”.There is a desire, that can sink the bi-polar – to throw him into the abyss –
This is more complex than it appears.
One must not take it personally , detaching himself , being attentive – before the feelings and the actions -
The bi-polars are not happy because they overdo it. If you control yourself, you don’t overdo it – from time to time it is all right –
If you control yourself and act according to your conscience in a healthy way and do your best , you can sleep soundly.
If you do all these things, you understand that you have been wrong a thousand times and you understand that if someone breathes, there is a reason, you are heading in the right direction, going forward.
Try to avoid mistakes and you sleep with a good conscience.
I believe this is happiness. The tranquility of the equilibrium, the acceptation of the feelings, without resisting. The domination of the self.
As Paulo said, everything flows. Sometimes it does not go too fast, other times it barely moves. You have to feel and contemplate. Later, you understand.
I think the bi-polar is not ill.
Well, this is my own opinion,I am not a psychologist.
Tip: avoid as much as possible the psychologist and psychiatrist.
Sometimes they help, other times you are well and they end up making you worse.
Only go if you feel it is important.
First of all, look after your soul. After, you heal your body.
Peace and love” Respecto al bipolar” Respect the bi-polar
I agree with everything that is being said.Perhaps some of the people that comes on this blog might want to add some comments onto that. Are any doctors willing to discuss this matter openly? Thank you.
Love
Respecto al bipolar –
Muchas gracias por eso. Todo lo que Ud dice yo he formado la misma opinion con la experencia que he tenido con una persona de mi familia. Creo que la enfermad viene del alma como ud dice y antes de dar medicaciones tienen que tratar la condicion de otra manera.De una manera natural.
Es necesario que empiezan una investigacion en este sujeto.
Su comentario me calenta a mi corazon.
Con amor.
Respecto al bipolar Resepect bi-polar
Thank you for that. Everything you said, I have formed the same opinion with the experience I have had with a relative of mine.
I believe that the illness comes from the soul as you say and before giving medicines you need to treat the condition in a different way.The natural way.
It is imperative that serious investigation starts on this subject.
You comment warmed my heart.
With love,
Respecto al bipolar – respectez le bi-polar
Merci pour cela. Tout ce que vous dites me parle, j’ai forme exactement la meme opinion que vous, apres l’experience d’un membre de ma famille. Je crois que ,comme vous le dites, que la maladie vient de l’ame et avant de commencer un traitement avec des medicaments, une nouvelle approche naturelle doit etre mise en place.
C’est imperatif que l’on commence a examiner ce sujet.
Votre commentaire m’a fait chaud au coeur.
Affectueusement a vous,
Mmmm c’est vraiment un fait, dans le calme on puisse certaines influences, comme l’on prépare l’esprit avant un combat, comme un toreador prie devant dieu avant sa corrida.
Néanmoins, j’ai aperçu une autre facette du “post” travail ce titule,
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Another helpful bipolar treatment is acupuncture
i once spent en entire morning watching a daylilly open!
You’re a good man Paul Coelho!!!!!
Your brother in Jesus & Mary,
Kevin
Wise words from Hemingway…It brings to my mind the warm-up of an athlete, or the preparation months of a boxer before a big fight..
I guess all artists go from an harsh activity to a moment of depression. As we could suddendly leaving the water to earth. There’s a decompression place.
The artists are reacting more deeply than others, concerning the soul world.
A clown makes laugh, while crying.
I don’t consider it as a disease. It is a way of living, that will perdure as long as artists will have to cry on earth.
They are not bound in make a livelihood but feel first. Their creation is made with thousands of beginning, middle, and end parts. They are not repeating the same duties everyday. Even if they could sometimes be under that terrible impression.
As love stories that could follow with in marriage some could end, they sometimes can’t go through their whole intents.
Some artists are fluent with their art, and depending to the work it engaged, some others have many blocks, all of kind; too much sensitive.
Lythium is certainly good for raging ones, though I thank the world to give a beautiful balance through the so called “bipolar”, for they are the world barometer. That definitely don’t mean a think of medicine.
With love.
In John McCain’s book, Worth the Fighting For, he mentions being particularly stirred as a young man by Hemingway’s For Whom The Bell Tolls. It is about war with fascists and about a character who would give up his life, but not his honor.
After piling together threads for something I am driven to try to write, the fire is a great peace, a unifier, that will not allow accent on any one portion of the story more than the others, but will hopefully free the story so that all groups of readers can find what was directed at them and let go of the other messages.
I don’t peel oranges but I do a lot of staring at things, often the sea. Or the sky, or the back garden, or smoke rising from incense. I have a book gestating again, and I need to let it grow till it’s ready to fully emerge. The bitter thing is the likelihood that like the 8 others, it will be born but fail to find wings to reach people.
El haber escrito me ha hecho bien, estar aún si cabe más optimista. Pero hay que ser realistas, es triste el desequilibrio. Si sirve de algo pongo unas técnicas que ayudan para ponerte bien, autoinvientadas:
Preguntarse:
- ¿Has tenido desequilibros emocionales en el pasado?
¿Sí? Ok. Dejalos, son pasados.
- ¿Dónde estás ahora?
¿En el presente? Ok. Bien.
Centrate en el presente.
- ¿Te gusta tener desequilibrios?
¿No? Ok.
- ¿Por qué?
¿Por qué te excedes?
¿Sí? Ok.
- ¿Por qué te excedes?
¿Es por qué estás enfermo, por qué eres bipolar?
No. Tajante no. La enfermedad te justifica. Ah, estoy enfermo, puedo permitirme ser así. No te tienes que engañar. Es una justificación no válida, un engaño. Una trampa. Un puente que te permite el paso para no cambiar y seguir así, sufriendo.
-¿Por qué te excedes?
Porque eres incapaz de controlarte.
Porque no tienes fuerza de voluntad.
Porque tienes impulsos.
Porque actúas antes de pensar.
Porque no te paras a pensar:
. Los bipolares son menos dóciles, creo: es decir, se dejan llevar, experimentan demasiado. No se reprimen, están pasados de vuelta, creen que pueden hacer lo que quieran, luego pagan el precio: ser exclavos de sí mismos.
. Los bipolares cuando actúan haciendo lo que quieren, son conscientes de que haer tal cosa u otra no es bueno, pero lo hacen. Son libres en apariencia, solamente. Dentro están presos. Su corazón les dice no, pero ellos se dejan llevar.
- ¿Por qué se excede entonces el bipolar?
Porque le falta fuerza, no pasa nada. Es más débil simplemente, o más sensible. No es un problema.
Ni una enfermedad.
-¿Ejemplo?
Uno es muy simpático. Otro menos.
No hay una regla:
Si ríes tanto estás enfermo.
Sí no ríes tanto no.
Bobadas…
- Esto es lo mismo. Le han puesto el nombre de enfermedad a un exceso de desequilibrio.
- ¿Cómo curarse? ¿O mejorar?
. Sabiendo que sí haces tal o cual cosa vas a sufrir.
. Esto no quiere decir que hagas caso a lo que te digan. A uno el chocolate le sienta bien y a otro no. Tienes que saber hasta dónde puedes llegar, sin sobrepasar tu límite ese límite que te lanza al abismo.
. Comprendiendo e ying-yang: los polos existen, acostumbrate a vivir con ellos.
. Acepta los desequilibrios como algo normal. Cuándo epieces a sentirte mal ponte la alarme. Cuándo empipieces a estar super bien, ponte la alarma. Estate siempre en alerta. Si no sobrepasas el límite no pasa nada. Cada tiene su límite, encuentra en el tuyo.
(Ejemplo: Paulo tiene algo así escrito, no lo recuerdo bien: hay una flor venenosa; supongamossimbólicamente que son las emociones puestas, puedes acercarte, sentirlas, pero si no la comes o la tocas no te hace nada, si no sientes las emociones opuestas y no actúas bajo su influjo, no eres exclavo de ti. Las ves pasar, sólo eso.
La experiencia enseña: da gracias de todo por lo que has pasado.
- El motor: se avanza despacio, pero a medida que avanzas, ves que tienes algo más de fuerza de lo que pensabas. Esto anima a dar otro paso, por pequeño que sea. Luego otro. Caes muchas veces, pero el golpe es más fuerte y te dices, !no! !no! No llores por caerte. Estás aprendiendo a andar, las caídas son necesarias.
Espero que esto pueda ayudar a alguien. A mi me ayuda. No hay que ser tan pésimistas ni dejarse llevar siempre por lo que dicen los libros, los psicólogos, etc. Hay que creer en uno mismo. Cada corazón habla.
Son opiniones personas, si a alguien le ayudo, o le sirve de algo, bienvenido sea. Me alegra.
Paz y Amor
Estimado Sr. Coelho,
Bipolar or not, I believe we all have our idiosyncracies… I have a little routine I go through before doing a particular task… maybe it gives the momentum necessary to do what I must… maybe it is a warm up…. Regardless, it is about doing it… for it is about the journey, not the destination.
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Bipolar o no, creo que todos tenemos nuestras idiosincracias…. Yo tengo una pequena rutina que hago antes de hacer lo que tengo que hacer en particular…. quiza me provee el momentum necesario para hacer lo que tengo que hacer, quiza solo es un ejercicio calistenico (calentamiento)… No importa, lo importante es hacer, pues de lo que se trata es del camino para llegar ….no de la destinacion final.
And I am off to my idiosincracy… here is my coffee, my glasses but where is my Sensa pen!?
Love, always and in ALL WAYS,
i knew many things about Ernest Hemingway,but this story I did not know.Recently I have read his novel”Farewell to arms”,before I had seen the movie,and I loved the book,really touching love story.I am sorry he suffered so much in his life,also great part because he was heavily drinking.Anyway I know he loved so much spending time in nature,hunting and fishing.I think is important taking some distance from seeing better the things,and he was doing that while “staring to the fire peeling oranges”.We might understand was a good method,his writings achieved great recognition all around the world.
I do things to prepare myself for drawing on my comics. Mostly I like to run, shower then draw. If he wanted to peel oranges to get him ready for writing. that is his business.
My parent used to say I was the laziest white man they ever knew. After working at my day job I used to run, train in Hap Ki Do then draw before going to bed. What I later learnt was that I was not doing work they wanted me to do for them. If they wanted it done and it was,important to them. Then they should have done it themselves. (I would like to say I toned them out but I did not)
Whatever Ernest Hemingway did in his life was basically his business. We were not supporting him in our homes. We as a society made a choice to buy his books. So we in a round about way supported him. (And I do believe to a certain degree we should support all our fellow humans on the planet. Just do not ask to what degree we should help)
Noppie
No he leído lo escrito y he visto faltas, me he comido algunas letras también, perdón. Si no me he expresado muy bien lo siento.
Respecto a lo que puse, reeducar; me he dejado algo (cuando he dicho que somos de naturaleza salvaje y nos tenemos que pulir). El hombre no tiene que pulirse únicamente para no crear más caos en el mundo, antes de nada, y más importante, creo, que debe hacerlo por él mismo, para encontrarse, conocerse, y ser lo más feliz posible.
Si el hombre no hubiese evolucionado, tendríamos menos conciencia y le daríamos menos importancia a todo, pero su conciencia progresa con el paso de los siglos. Es decir, que aquí hay un poco de todo, cuando digo que el hombre va reeducandose:
- Factor ajeno a él y humano: Tácticas para que exista el orden, y pel mundo no sea aún más caótico de lo que ya es. Eduación, valores implantados, etc…
- Obligación de la naturaleza: la naturaleza nos hace evolucionar a medida que pasan los siglos. Y cuánto más evolucionamos, más conscientes somos, más necesitamos encontrarnos, controlar nuestros impulsos, etc: porque más conocimientos vamos teniendo. Más nos desarrollamos.
Eso quería decir con reeducar. Un homo sapiens sería feliz antes, pero ahora, aunque pudiese hablar, no. Porque todo evoluciona. Hay que comprender nuestra naturaleza y respetarla, pero progresar. Creo.
En fin, que lío. Mucha letra. Quería aclarar esto ya que Areta sacó el tema. No me gustan las cosas aparentes. Esto es una opiníón personal. Creo que todos somos bipolares, pero que unos se dominan más que otros, y que no hay que considerarlo como una enfermedad. Es algo del alma, no creo que hagan falta las pastillas para que una persona pueda dominarse y ser feliz. La medicina está en el alma, en la compensión, la voluntad y el esfuerzo por superarse. Claro, si la situación no es extrema, y el bipolar, se siente realmente mal, o en peligro.
Paz y Amor.
Anretha:
Yo creo que todos somos bipolares; si nos fijamos todo es bipolar, o casi todo -no me voy a poner ahora a pensar en todo- en la naturaleza:
-El sol y la luna.
-El río y el mar
-El amor y e odio.
-El fío y el calor.
-La noche y el día.
-Etc.
Es como el Ying-Yang
Creo que hablar de esto es más complejo de lo que parece.
¿Quién estando en un momento bajo un día, y al día siguiente en uno muy bueno, no se ha preguntado, habiendo leído algo sobre esto, seré bipolar?
Yo creo que muchos. Muchos han temido estar enfermos. Y a lo mejor ser bipolar no es una enfermedad, sino un estado natural. Es así; elhombre es salvaje por naturaleza, creo; procedemos de los sapiens, pero hemos sido reeducados una y otra vez, hasta pulirnos, porque imaginate como sería el mundo si todos fuesemos puramente naturales, instintivos, salvajes. A muchos esta palabra no les gusta, pero es así. Hemos tapado el instinto con tiritas: educación, buenos modales, hemos plantado miedos (si haces tal cosa estás loco, si haces lo otro, estás deprimido, etc) Esto son miedos infundados, pequeñas estrategias para que el mundo no baile locamente y acabemos todos tirandonos de los pelos, etc, etc, etc)Es decir, para que exista un equilibrio, dentro de una medida.
Las enfermedades mentales existen, no cabe duda, pero creo que muchas veces las inventan. – Metafóricamente hablando, no se malinterprete-
Lo malo de la -enfermedad- bipolar; no me gusta llamarlo así, es que si te dejas llevar demasiado puedes perder tu libertad. ¿Cómo? Te excedes y llegas a exclavizarte de ti mismo/a, de tus errores, etc.
Lo bueno; es que si aprendes a controlarte, conoces los opuestos, y al conocer los opuestos das un paso muy grande. Has entrado en una zona peligrosa, pero sabes como es. No la desconoces y estás vacunado. Puedes prevenirte, si tienes fuerza y voluntad. Quiero decir, que llega un punto, con mucho esfuerzo, en el que comprendes que los extremos absolutos no son buenos. Estar mal es malo. Estar muy, muy, muy bien, es malo. Todo es una ilusión. Un espejismo, nada es eterno. Porque tan pronto, subes, bajas. La cuestión es aceptarlo y ver esto de forma natural, no como una enfermedad, ni un trastorno, ni un problema. Es una cosa natural, que a todos nos ocurre, y que unos han sabido reeducar más, otros menos y otros nada
La esperanza de los bipolares, creo que es, que todos pueden controlarse, con esfuerzo. Mucho esfuerzo. Esto no es coger y decir:
Mañana voy a estar bien. Pasado mejor.
Ahí ya hay un deseo. Un deseo que sino se cumple, hunde al bipolar. Lo tira al abismo. Es más complejo de lo que parece. Hay que tomarse las cosas de forma impersonal, sin que te afecten y profundizar, estar atentos ante los sentimientos y las acciones.
Los biipolares no son felices porque se exceden.
Si te controlas no te excedes; de vez en cuando, ok, está bien.
Si te controlas, y actúas como te dicta la conciencia, de una forma sana y óptima, duermes tranquilo.
Y si haces todas estas cosas, entiendes que te has equivocado mil veces y comprendes que si aún respiras es por algo, avanzas. Cometes los errores menos posibles, y duermes con la conciecia tranquila. Eso creo que es la felicidad. La tranquilidad del equilibrio, la aceptación de los sentimientos opuestos, sin resistirse a ellos. El dominio de uno mismo.
Como dice Paulo, que todo fluya. A veces el río va rápido, otras apenas se mueve. Hay que sentarse y contemplar. Luego comprendes.
Los bipolares no son enfermos. Creo.
Bueno es mi opinión personal, abstracta. No soy psicóloga.
Consejo: evitar al máximo los psicólogos psiquiátras, etc. A veces ayudan, otras veces vas bien y acaban por volverte loco. Sólo ir si es muy importante.
Primero secura el alma. Luego se cura el cuerpo.
Paz y Amor.
Hola A Todos
Creo de la misma manera que todos necesitamos un tiempo especifico para asi poder reposar el alma y el espiritu. Escuche una historia de un arqueologo que en busca de ruinas en peru les pidio a una gente que le ayudaran a llevar su aquipo de trabajo y cuando estabn en mera caminata los cargadores ya no querian caminar mas. El Arqueologo no sabia se sucedia hasta cuando le pregunto a su traductor por que nadie mas queria seguir caminando, entonces el traductor le respondio. Todos los cargadores quieren esperar a su espiritu ya que estaban tan ocupados de trabajar que necesitan descansar y el espiritu los podra alcanzar. que tengan un bonito fin de semana
Dr. Andreason, by the way, was so interested in this topic that she left her post at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and became a neuroscientist.
In The Creating Brain: The Neuroscience of Genius researcher Nancy Andreason notes a similar pattern in many exceptionally creative people. While bipolar disorder does not appear to be more common in creative people than in the population generally, anecdotal evidence does point to this need for bursts of creativity to come from times of brain preparation (though what that preparation is seems to vary).
It takes courage, though, to resist the temptation to plunge ahead in gratuitous busy-ness.
Todas as manias são importantes, porque cada ser humano é de um jeito.
Cada qual busca seu momento de interiorização com sua Alma, e ela gosta de ser respeitada.
Sem dívida E.H., viveu muito mais, vida, nesses momentos preciosos.
Beijos,
Mari Raphael.
I did not know that about Hemmingway ..hmm such a great story teller .I understand alot of this disorder -I have 2 cousins with it ,one on each side of my family .I have witnessed the episodes and the manias -and also the lows ..There is one part to this that alot of people dont understand that is ,part of bi polar is that they think they are well and come off their medication which sends them in to an episode again ..Then they come crashing down ..also they spend there money ..alot too ..in a high state .Mental illness is on the rise more and more ,I know somethings are of a chemical imbalance and so forth -but I can remember when I was depressed once years ago after my brother died which funny enough is his birthday today and I had a few years of miscarriages ..plus I had some shameful drug abuse in my younger days “speed and pot” ..I was pretty numb I guess ..but I went into therapy and never looked back ..then rebirthing and it just went on from there -thats not saying people dont ever get depressed or down again 8 yrs later I had a 3 month stint on antidepressants after my sister died but found it very strange -again I went to numb ..so I just went of them stayed depressed for a year ,which is what do you call it depression or grief ?..and then went back to alternative healing work – dealt with the emotional stuff and unblocked the channel’s .I felt a bit depressed when I came home form Bali for a few days ..but I guess it was coming back to reality in a sense .The mind is one interesting part of the body -I know I was tested with my daughter when she had some learning problems and it turned out that she was dyslexic and so was I ..but she has over come it threw the years ,but it explains our dreamy like state sometimes and clumsiness..The brain test they do shows all the patters in your brain like alpha -Beta and so forth ..
We where in what most people meditate in .( hence u understand my grammar mistakes now ) ..so kinesiology is good for switching the brain on left to right and so forth ..
I personally think you have to understand a persons situation -their life and what they have been threw -sensitive people seem to feel everything ..in all their senses -quiet often they feel and know when someones energy is down and also when they feel lonely too :-)
But I agree with Thelma too -Lythium is the best treatment for this ..I do hate to label anything – depression ,bi polar or add ,or dyslexia ..we are all individuals and some of our finest most brilliant -geniuses are not considered normal ..and Amen to that ….Love Tania -and speaking of Insomnia I better get to bed ..zzzz
I have read this beautiful story about peeling oranges..now i can see that everything is important…the peel, the flesh, everything..everything has its purpose..
So Hemigway was peeling his own Self, sheding away his skin (like the snakes do) to reach his Soul…
Love and Graditude
Annie
Yes, we need time for preparation and rest :-)
I can compare it with the lions.
Because they are very explosive for some minutes when they hunt. Afterward they have to rest, to regain their energy to hunt
the next time.
They are not lazy, they follow their instinct, so they can survive.
Which we humans should do more often, and not have guilt because other people doesn´t understand why we doing certain things.
Love Jessica
I was fascimated with the “Old man and the sea”, “For whom the bell tolls”, “The farewell to the arms” [and the film] and “The sun also rises”. Hemingway’s special art of conceiving and expressing life. He was ‘wrongly’ treated for his manic-depression. Lythium is the medication, in order to achieve the balance in the mood. Many artists, musician, writers, composers, politicans were manic-depressives. It seems that they have to pay the price for their ’sensitivity’. I have met once someone who had confessed me his situation. What I have experienced is that he was so ‘open’ that I could feel that he ’sensed’ every thought that was passing from my mind. The sad thing was that he could not ‘control’ his reactions. He lived then in his ‘imaginary world’, not knowing how to ‘close’ his sentiments and let his logic lead him. From the metaphysical point, I think that in that condition there is no harmony between the so-called three bodies. So, Hemingway was ‘diving’ into his higher self, for inspiration.
LOVE,
THELMA
I like the photo of Hemingway where he is laying nude in bed just covered in a news paper. Guess he did that to prepare for writing too.
War wounds, two plane crashes, four marriages, and several other affairs took their toll on his hereditary predispositions and things fell into pieces. Hemingway was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and insomnia in his later years.
Bipolar disorder is not yet well known as it should.
Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated mood clinically referred to as mania or, if milder, hypomania. Individuals who experience manic episodes also commonly experience depressive episodes or symptoms, or mixed episodes in which features of both mania and depression are present at the same time. These episodes are usually separated by periods of “normal” mood, but in some individuals, depression and mania may rapidly alternate, known as rapid cycling. Extreme manic episodes can sometimes lead to psychotic symptoms such as deliriums and hallucinations.
Many artists had suffered of it, but at the same time many other people are bipolar too but, as they do a normal job, to them most of times is not allowed a period in order to recover when they don’t feel well (depressive or hypomania cycle).
So, the journalist didn’t know that those periods are not simply period of “laziness”.