My name is Ken Jensen, author of the autobiography

It Takes Guts To Be Me:
How An Ex-Marine Beat Bipolar Disorder

I also wrote the following workbook to be used in following the steps of my system TORQUE BACK:

• Reveal to you the strength you truly have over bipolar disorder and depression.
  
  You're not quite the "victim" in all of this that many would have you believe.




• Give you a detailed plan for fighting bipolar disorder and anxiety.
  
  Are you someone (like me) who needs to know every single aspect of why you're being told what to do, in order to understand it and/or believe it? I provide that level of depth in my extended plan, free on this site.




• Provide you with a simple, bare bones outline of my system to follow (also free) if you're a "short and sweet" or "get down to business" sort of thinker.
  
  If you're already convinced that I am to be trusted, then let's get right to it!




• Direct you to two professional staffs who will help you, at no cost, to fight this battle in two new directions.
  
  One group helps you with your physical body and physical brain functioning. The other helps you with HOW you think and WHY you think as you do.




• Give you hope as you come to learn my back story.
  
  Build your faith that this is possible as you learn of all I overcame as well as others like me who are now well.




• Direct you to a dirt cheap, yet extremely professional online test to see what it is you may be up against, if you're unsure.
  
  Maybe you came here because you know something's wrong in your head but not sure what. This is a great starting point to then begin a conversation with a professional. Go into the discussion armed with knowledge.




• Share my friend's resources with you so that you may stay aware of the exciting, yet non-mainstream methods for achieving wellness, that you'll not find anywhere else.
  
  There is an incredibly large movement taking place, off the radar. Groups, scientists, doctors, nutritionists, psychiatrists, naturopaths, and others are learning new ways to repair or manage bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety but you'll never hear about any of it on the news. Find out what they're discovering)




• Expose you to the schools of thought and scientific literature I found that helped to lead me out of the darkness.
  
  If you're curious as to how I developed my system and would like the proof, these books, teachers, and fellow survivors are it.




• Free interaction with me through my many comment forms found at the bottom of most of the pages on my site. I'll answer everything that you send me through those forms and you can be anonymous if you wish.
  
  I feed my family by doing this. Unfortunately, not everyone can afford my time. This is how you get around that inconvenience and still make headway. Plus, by interacting with me in this manner, we both help the "silent majority" who will never ask me these things themselves but will privately read our exchanges and quietly benefit from them.




• Access to products and services beyond mine that I sincerely believe may help you in your struggles.
  
  If I don't believe in it, you'll never find it on my site.




• Update you on current events in the area of bipolar disorder, mental health, and wellness.
  
  An informed mind becomes a healed mind, FASTER.




• Keep you abreast of all my happenings, new material I've learned, and how my life unfolds as a survivor via my blog and newsletter. See how life looks after bipolar disorder!
  
  I am incredibly busy but was once incredibly inert. I never moved. I sat and smoked and waited for my terrible end. My present life is proof that what I share, works!




• Put you in contact with others who've done what I've done so that you may build your courage to begin or maintain your own fight out of The Pit.
  
  The only reason I am alive today is because others went before me. Their stories, along with the research, are what convinced me that I'd found something new to believe in. You need to witness what I discovered.




• Work with you personally if you need a compassionate listener, advice as a supporter, a friendly voice who "gets" the wierder and harder to explain symptoms of bipolar disorder, a guide in the use of my system, a coach to help you rebuild your life and/or make the switch from meds to wellness techniques, or even a coach to work with you if you're currently on meds.
  
  If you want to stay on your meds, I still want to work with you. I will offer my best advice as someone who also was on meds (many) for six years.

Ken Jensen is not a doctor or a trained mental health care professional.

Anything shared here should be discussed directly with your doctor or brought to a doctor before beginning. Nothing on this site is intended to sidestep or shun doctors. Quite the opposite, it would be of great benefit to all if your doctor knew of everything on this site. I, and the entities I endorse, would love nothing more than to have your doctor become deeply involved in this process and learn of what we share. Include him or her in all of this. Please!