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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Curious what people's take on this is. Do you think bipolar people are insecure, dependent & needy? (I stupidly read another topic on BP friends/family board, I know, i know, leave them in peace)..I wouldn't have said so..unless having a severe episode & really, it's much like s/one suffering any other illness in that it worries those who care about you..just thinking about this. Whadda you think?
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If they have such a poor opinion of BPs, then why do they not just take a back seat ?
I think Friends and Family add to the stigma of mental health by all their negative remarks, that they justify in the name of caring for a Beeper(s) insecurities and needs.
Let them have one day as a Beeper...... if they only could. They would change their tune !
But I'm not emotionally needy and I HATE being dependent.
If I don't figure out how to make some money, I will eventually lose my house and have to move back in with my mother. I'll be dependent, all right, but it WON'T be because I 'like' to be that way!!! Blechh!!!!!
I don't think it is a BP thing.. It is family being there for each other..
After all, Family & Friends need something to do, to justify their existence.
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