BlackWolf65
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Well then...
Several days ago, I sent out a PM to quite a few people here - actually, in two versions: One for those whom I consider to be "acquaintances - with a just a bit of an explanation as to where DF and I have been, why we haven't been here much lately, and the other to a few *very* close friends with much, much more detail.
I received a *great* number of responses from people to those PM's. I was quite surprised at the number of people who told me that they have had direct experience in dealing with people who live with bipolar disorder, either with a friend or with a family member. This PM was the first time, really, that I've ever "gone public" with being bipolar; not that I hide the fact from people, but I also don't run around in my day-to-day activities announcing to everyone that I'm bipolar.
As I thought about these responses, I decided that perhaps a thread that deals with the issues that face people who are bipolar, as well as the people around them, might be something that could be useful here. I was told of one person who posts here who lives with this disorder, and I would imagine that there are probably more. From the responses, I *know* that there are quite a few who deal with a friend or family member who is bipolar.
So, I decided to give this thread a try. Ideally, this will be a thread where people can come to discuss the daily problems that often face bipolar people and their friends and family, to get help and suggestions from others, and most importantly, to get support and understanding from people who have experience with this condition.
I decided to name the thread "Depression and Bipolar Support" because I don't want to limit this discussion just to manic-depression. Depression is a huge part of being bipolar, even when the bipolar person doesn't recognize that s/he is depressed. This was the case with my recent problems - I was completely focused on the manic part of this, and not even recognizing the depression that was going on at the same time.
So, with that, I'd like to invite those who suffer from bipolar disorder or chronic depression, as well as those who are dealing with a friend or family member with this problem, to come here and talk about what's going on for you. Just a place to vent, talk, and hopefully get some constructive advice and support from others.
Hopefully, this thread will prove to be of some use to people. If it dies, well... This *is* a site that devoted to fun, after all. I understand that often people use this site to escape from daily problems, unwind, relax, and just have a good time...
Several days ago, I sent out a PM to quite a few people here - actually, in two versions: One for those whom I consider to be "acquaintances - with a just a bit of an explanation as to where DF and I have been, why we haven't been here much lately, and the other to a few *very* close friends with much, much more detail.
I received a *great* number of responses from people to those PM's. I was quite surprised at the number of people who told me that they have had direct experience in dealing with people who live with bipolar disorder, either with a friend or with a family member. This PM was the first time, really, that I've ever "gone public" with being bipolar; not that I hide the fact from people, but I also don't run around in my day-to-day activities announcing to everyone that I'm bipolar.
As I thought about these responses, I decided that perhaps a thread that deals with the issues that face people who are bipolar, as well as the people around them, might be something that could be useful here. I was told of one person who posts here who lives with this disorder, and I would imagine that there are probably more. From the responses, I *know* that there are quite a few who deal with a friend or family member who is bipolar.
So, I decided to give this thread a try. Ideally, this will be a thread where people can come to discuss the daily problems that often face bipolar people and their friends and family, to get help and suggestions from others, and most importantly, to get support and understanding from people who have experience with this condition.
I decided to name the thread "Depression and Bipolar Support" because I don't want to limit this discussion just to manic-depression. Depression is a huge part of being bipolar, even when the bipolar person doesn't recognize that s/he is depressed. This was the case with my recent problems - I was completely focused on the manic part of this, and not even recognizing the depression that was going on at the same time.
So, with that, I'd like to invite those who suffer from bipolar disorder or chronic depression, as well as those who are dealing with a friend or family member with this problem, to come here and talk about what's going on for you. Just a place to vent, talk, and hopefully get some constructive advice and support from others.
Hopefully, this thread will prove to be of some use to people. If it dies, well... This *is* a site that devoted to fun, after all. I understand that often people use this site to escape from daily problems, unwind, relax, and just have a good time...
Thanks, girl 
