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.
Tonight, being 12:00 AM Pacific time, A member of the Bipolar community on DS has attempted suicide. His condition is unsure and may or may not make it. I want this to serve as a reminder of what this board is for. It's for a group of people with a common illness to come together and support one another. I made a long distance call to the Pennsylvania state patrol to get them the information needed. I wasn't alone in this tonight, though. I had 2 other members join me in helping this one suffering member. I would hope any of you would do the same for any one else on this board. But you must know what to do in this situation.
1: Try to get there phone number. this is important for 2 reasons.. one is so you can talk to them and keep them calm but the other is to give to the Police. If you can get there First name that will help but you can use there screen name if no other option is available.
2: Call the State patrol. once you have there info, get a helper to call the State Patrol in the state of the victim and give the number to them. The information on the State patrol is available online by using your search engine and typing "(Nebraska) State Patrol" almost always it will be the first page available. Once there, a link should be available for contact info. Once you call them and have a dispatcher on the line, get the dispatchers number so that way if you need to call them back you can get the same Dispatcher for faster help.
3: Keep them talking. Don't let them go until the ambulance gets there and you know they're in good hands. If you can get the Hospital to which they will be transported.
I hope no one on this board ever has to put these steps into practice but all the same we should be prepared. If you can keep a network of friends ready to act (have them keep phone numbers on hand) and when we are looking at our friends in the list, lets look at the ones in the "Friends in need" column as well as who is Online.
This is what DS is suppose to be about, DAILY STRENGTH... Strength for ourselves as well for each other...
I love you all for this reason
Rich (Chuggernaught)
1: Try to get there phone number. this is important for 2 reasons.. one is so you can talk to them and keep them calm but the other is to give to the Police. If you can get there First name that will help but you can use there screen name if no other option is available.
2: Call the State patrol. once you have there info, get a helper to call the State Patrol in the state of the victim and give the number to them. The information on the State patrol is available online by using your search engine and typing "(Nebraska) State Patrol" almost always it will be the first page available. Once there, a link should be available for contact info. Once you call them and have a dispatcher on the line, get the dispatchers number so that way if you need to call them back you can get the same Dispatcher for faster help.
3: Keep them talking. Don't let them go until the ambulance gets there and you know they're in good hands. If you can get the Hospital to which they will be transported.
I hope no one on this board ever has to put these steps into practice but all the same we should be prepared. If you can keep a network of friends ready to act (have them keep phone numbers on hand) and when we are looking at our friends in the list, lets look at the ones in the "Friends in need" column as well as who is Online.
This is what DS is suppose to be about, DAILY STRENGTH... Strength for ourselves as well for each other...
I love you all for this reason
Rich (Chuggernaught)
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I find myself going places in the car and not wanting to get out of the car. I come back home and I don't want to get out of the car. I think it's the only time I spend reflecting. Chronic tiredness from Long Covid plus the immunosupressing meds for my Crohn's is slowing me down but everything just seems a massive effort. I am dealing with the paperwork following my father's death but it's not...
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Wow, it's the middle of the week already!Today is our 11 year anniversary, so we're going out to a nice dinner. I'm losing a lot of sleep these days, hence a wonky schedule and uncomfortable feelings. But I know it will pass, eventually.I hope all of you have a peaceful day, and may good things come your way!
bump
Take notes and I will try to keep it up in the 1st three pages of the ds bp site.
Obviously the majority of other communities would benefit too.
The response was the standard "thanks, we are always looking for new ideas etc"
I presume as there would be almost universal support for the idea and the people behind DS would have no reason not to do this, plus it's an established feature on many boards, is that the issue is the particular technology DS sits on.
Oh yes.
Profits over people.
god bless
and tapped it to my computer. Hope this person recovers,
Good to have somebody to help them.
Thank you immensely Chuggernaught!