Bipolar Disorder Support Group

Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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Chuggernaught 03/16/2010

Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him. -Booker T. Washington

deleted_user 03/16/2010

Trust is powerful when one feels untrustworthy. Responsibility for something is tangible proof that the trust is real.

deleted_user 03/16/2010

Right on with this one, right on......

deleted_user 03/16/2010

Booker simply was unaware of bipolar disorder. Its really the opposite that is the case with us. Unfortunately, but it is the case.

Chuggernaught 03/16/2010

Ah, but is that really so the case, BipolarPorch? For I've noticed that you take away ALL responsibility from someone, BP or not, and the effects are lethargy, self-pity, entitlement, and list of other negative effects.

The entire problem with BP is balance. When walking the tightrope of life, our balancing pole has weights that shift and slide. So we merely have to work harder to achieve balance.

starfish 03/16/2010

I think that is one good way to tell if something is inherently wrong with someone....either emotionally, mentally, or intellectually.....because for the most part, that is true. When I was in nursing school, my peers grew stronger under the pressure, and did well....got good grades. I fought like mad to keep up, and all the tricks and suggestions for remembering stuff, just didn't stick in my head very well, no matter how hard I tried. I thought I just wasn't getting it, somehow. Even then, (and I started college at 32) neither them, (at least nobody said anything to me about it) or me, could really tell how bad off I really was.

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