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MOA <strong>New</strong>s<br />
“The Power of Positivity” a Good Read<br />
for O.D.s<br />
by Dr. John R. Dunn, MOA Member, Farmington Hills<br />
I would like to recommend a new e-book written<br />
by a fellow optometrist, Dr. Fred Von<br />
Gunten, titled The Power of Positivity.<br />
Dr. Von Gunten is 69 and suffers from bipolar<br />
disorder. He retired from active practice<br />
more than 12 years ago. He specialized in developmental<br />
and behavioral vision for more<br />
than 33 years. He has been happily married to<br />
his wife Linda for 47 years, who has supported<br />
him during his bipolar episodes, and he feels<br />
that he owes his life to her. With so many years<br />
of experience living with bipolar disorder, his<br />
knowledge and experience helped him to write<br />
this book.<br />
After living with Bipolar I for 50 years, Dr.<br />
Von Gunten’s mission is to help others in<br />
achieving emotional stability without episodes.<br />
For the first 25 years he dealt with several episodes,<br />
and since then, he has transformed his<br />
life by changing his thoughts and committing<br />
to a consistent supply of the mood stabilitizer,<br />
Lithium. He is very proud that he has maintained<br />
years of “episode-free emotional stability.” Perhaps,<br />
some would classify this as “functional bipolar,”<br />
but he might classify it as “functionally<br />
cured.” He was one of the first to receive Lithium<br />
when the FDA approved it in 1971. It has kept<br />
him stable for the last 27 years, along with knowing<br />
the “power of positivity.”<br />
Learning to develop the power of positivity in<br />
his life, Dr. Von Gunten encountered many challenges<br />
while dealing with his bipolar disorder. His<br />
e-book explores these challenges and how he ultimately<br />
achieved episode-free stability. In Power of<br />
Positivity, he presents the numerous sources that<br />
were an inspiration to him and led him to a positive<br />
state of mind. After dealing with biopolar disorder<br />
for so long, he has written this book to help<br />
others achieve long-term stability.<br />
November/December, 2011<br />
www.themoa.org<br />
Anyone who would like to know how they can<br />
apply the “power of positivity” to their life may<br />
want to take a look.<br />
Download Power of Positivity from:<br />
www.smashwords.com<br />
www.amazon.com<br />
Compatibile with your<br />
• Kindle<br />
• iPhone<br />
• iPad<br />
• PC<br />
• Many other e-reading devices.<br />
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