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Ma'am,
       I am Brandon, a 23 year old male.  A month ago, I started a relationship with a girl named Nicole.  She was diagnosed with Bipolar mania.  I don't know exactly what that is, but it doesn't change the way I feel about her. Will it (the disorder) change how she sees me? I'm here first real boyfriend and doesn't trust me as it is because of things men did to her earlier in life. Will she ever trust me? What can I do to cope with being in this relationship? What can I do to help? Thank you so much in advance for your help and support.

Sicerely,
                      Brandon

Answer
Dear Bandon,

It is nice to hear how you feel about your girlfriend. Yes there may be problems, because she may be bombarded with unusual stress hormones. These in themselves will cause her to have a low self-esteem, unrelated to any experiences she may have encountered in the past.

See:

Treatment of a Low Self-Esteem at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/psychotherapy/TOLSE.html

But a lot can be done nutritionally to help your girlfriend overcome some of the symptom of Bipolar Disorder. Most Bipolar patents respond very well to the hypoglycemic diet especially adjusted to the individual and having regard to possible allergies that can also cause Bipolar Symptoms.

The manic stage can be treated by lecithin. Please search our web site for LECITHIN. This should however not be taken in the depressive stage. There is a lot of literature on Bipolar disorder.

Please read:
What is Hypoglycemia at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/what_is_hypo.html

The Serotonin Connection at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/serotonin_connection.html

Nutritional Aspects of Schizophrenia at:
http://curezone.com/upload/Newsletter/Hypoglycemic_He/HYPONL2001_06.pdf
and go to page 7 of Newsletter.

Treatments for Bipolar Disorder at:
http://www.alternativementalhealth.com/articles/default.htm#B

I strongly suggest that apart from being under the supervision of her psychiatrist, that she be referred to a Nutritional Doctor or Clinical Nutritionist.

Also look up books by Werbach: Nutritional Influences on Mental Illness.

I hope i have been of some help.

_______________________________________________
Jurriaan Plesman BA (Psych) Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr
Editor of
The Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia.
www.hypoglycemia.asn.au
Author of "Getting off the Hook"
Freely available at Google Book Search
Skype: jurplesman

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Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist

Expertise

Have worked as a psychotherapist for overv twenty years, dealing with many personality disorders

Experience

I have a degree in Psychology from the Sydney University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Nutrition. I am also the author of “GETTING OFF THE HOOK” which deals with the nutritional and psychological treatment of personality disorders. It is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search. I am interested in the relationship between nutrition and behaviour, and as a Probation ans Parole Officer facilitated groups for offenders, many of whom were alcoholics and drug addicts, sex offenders or compulsive gamblers, as well as the whole gamut of “personality disorders”. I am also the ex-editor of the Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia Newsletter, a quarterly publication dealing with hypoglycemia and related health problems. Its web site, together with a shortened course of PSYCHOTHERAPY can be visited at: http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

Organizations
Editor of the Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia. Its web site is at:

http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

Publications
Author of the book "Getting off the Hook", It is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search. Various articles in the Hypoglycemic Health Association's Newsletters

Education/Credentials
BA (Psych) (University of Sydney), Post Gad Dip Clin Nutr (International Academy of Nutrition)

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