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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has anyone else read this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Blink-Power-Thinking-Without/dp/0316010669/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208538983&sr=8-1
there is some scientific discussion (in layman's terms...i picked it up in an airport) in it about how some groups of people are better at 'sussing' up people's personalities and moods better than others...
one group seems to be adults who were physically and/or emotionally abused as children, since they had to constantly be on the lookout for the mood of their guardian from a very young age...
and, although i don't remember the bp population being directly mentioned, i wonder if bps--and the people who live around bps day to day--are also in this category of 'sussers'...
bps because they have experienced such a range of emotions and could potentially recognize it in others...and the people who live with bps for the same reason as the adult survivors of abuse (note that i'm definitely NOT SAYING that people who live with bps have been abused just because they live with a bp, mind you...but i'm just saying that they often have to be on the lookout for swift and extreme mood changes)...
any thoughts...?
http://www.amazon.com/Blink-Power-Thinking-Without/dp/0316010669/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208538983&sr=8-1
there is some scientific discussion (in layman's terms...i picked it up in an airport) in it about how some groups of people are better at 'sussing' up people's personalities and moods better than others...
one group seems to be adults who were physically and/or emotionally abused as children, since they had to constantly be on the lookout for the mood of their guardian from a very young age...
and, although i don't remember the bp population being directly mentioned, i wonder if bps--and the people who live around bps day to day--are also in this category of 'sussers'...
bps because they have experienced such a range of emotions and could potentially recognize it in others...and the people who live with bps for the same reason as the adult survivors of abuse (note that i'm definitely NOT SAYING that people who live with bps have been abused just because they live with a bp, mind you...but i'm just saying that they often have to be on the lookout for swift and extreme mood changes)...
any thoughts...?
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yes ithink it all is very true, i can usually sus people out really easily
my best friend was so shocked (and a bit embarassed...if you can believe...it's just her mother and her best friend, after all) that i called that out...but also so relieved because she couldn't herself stand up to her mother and ask to go home for whatever reason...embarassment...because her mom is controlling...blahdey blahdey blah...
and of course this is my best friend so i had lots of 'data' to parse at that point in time to make the call...
but //blink// helped me understand it better...i didn't even know i knew that until it came out of my mouth...!!
there are better examples...but this one just comes to mind...
I'll need to get a copy of the Book, thanks.
Sounds too good to wait.
Great book, thanks again.