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A Message that is very important to me:
I may repeat this message many times as I am on a
mission to remove the stigma from the word "Bi-polar".
Bi-polar only means "two poles" and the entire world has up and down
emotions at some time in their lives. How will we ever come to grips
with the two extreme emotions that we deal with if we cannot even
say the words Bi-polar, without a twinqe of discomfort appearing deep
in your gut.
It is no big deal...Bi-polar, Bi-polar, Bi-polar, see it is just a word.
It is time to be proud to be a Wave Rider!
It is time to acknowledge your intelligence and creativity!
It is time to know you are not diseased and you are not damaged!
You are gifted...now let's learn how to harness the gift!
We are not here to worship depression, we are here to kick it out the
door and have a little fun! We are here to celebrate your talents
and get
you working toward your true self... and that my friend is a beautiful
place to be.
It is joy! Peaceful, calm and creative joy, without the
intense adrenaline
of the unregulated upper wave.
"Get yourself ready to meet a whole new you!"
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Ponderings:
I heard a child cry from her bed, "please someone, kill the beast"
The beast she spoke of was the hidden face of depression.
Her pain touched my heart and I wanted to reach out to her to show
her the way to disarm the beast.
It was a documentary on television and it showed some of the faces
still crying in the night. I saw a father whose every thought was on
suicide and a 17 year old girl without hope. So many people are
still in the worship stage of depression, and have not been
introduced to the thought that they are not damaged, only:
intelligent; intuitive; creative .
They do not realize that they can be in charge of their lives and not
have depression take over their world, lets reach out and let them
know.
Indigo Irwin Kennedy
We are working on some great stories that have been sent in to us.
You will start to see them in your March, 2003 newsletter.
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Research updates
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I
know that medication is necessary at times, especially if your
wave
ride is so intense that it is difficult to slow down...so please
remember
that this is not meant to say that medication is wrong...
just
that we should know the facts. It has also been shown that
the
combination of therapy and drugs is usually the most successful.
The
placebo effect here should help you have confidence that the
work
you do and the steps you learn and practice in The Wave Riders
can
help to alter the chemical
imbalance that is recognized in Bi-polar
depression
as studies have shown that therapy alone can alter the
brain
chemistry.
"A
simple one-hour brain scan may be able to predict who will be
helped
by antidepressants and who will not…
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Up to 40 percent of
depressed patients do not respond to the first medication
they try.
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....patients may
respond to placebos — dummy pills — in much the same way
they respond to
antidepressants.
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...talking
with a psychiatrist instead of taking pills, may work as well or better
than
drugs in treating depression.
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Read More....
http://www.thewaveriders.com/articles/pi55.html
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Have a question?
Send your questions or thoughts to:
Indigo Irwin Kennedy
It might show up in the next newsletter.
(Add "confidential" if you wish your name to be kept from
view.)
Email your question or thought to
Indigo Irwin Kennedy at
thewaveriders@shaw.ca
Inidigo Irwin Kennedy is also available for
Public speaking engagements and Email Coaching.
Collectors note: All books
signed December 2002 have now
become collectors items! The printer lost the layout files and the
book had to be reconstructed. We have some December issues still
in stock. The new book will be the same, but may contain minor
differences due to the reconstruction. A negative just turned positive
again!
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How can I learn more?
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stopping by for updates and exciting events.
2. Attend "Learning to Ride the
Wave" Wave Rider Workshops
Starting Spring, 2003 in Western Canada throughout the Okanagan,
Vancouver Island and ????? Sign up for a workshop in your area.
3. Wave Rider Discussion and Study Groups
You can post your question or read other questions and
post an answer to their question. It is a great place for
Wave Riders to gather. At the moment you can only access
this page via this link...so if you want to keep returning remember
4. Wave Rider E-mail coaching:
Email coaching works great to keep you on the path to success.
It starts with us getting to know what your concerns and goals are
Then when the wave hits and you are sent toward either pole
"up" or "down" you send us an email and we work on getting
you
headed back toward your goal. E-coaching really works!
For you ~ For a Friend ~ For someone in need!
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