I hadn't come accross this until now. I'm not sure what they are trying to achieve - stopping you from feeling those emotions? It looks like that.

I think if you are bipolar the way of getting some control over your emotions is through meds.

I've never heard of it before -- how is it supposed to work?

It is a 12 step program Design to focus on emotions I don't understand it myself. I am taking my meds and therapy I just was wondering about this.

I'd looked it up. It seems there is a single physical chapter but they offer to sell e-books. I can't quite work out if it is somehow connected to other 12 steps or whether this is just a get rich scheme.

This is what they say

"Our program has been known to work miracles in the lives of many who suffer from problems as diverse as depression, anger, broken or strained relationships, grief, anxiety, low self-esteem, panic, abnormal fears, resentment, jealousy, guilt, despair, fatigue, tension, boredom, loneliness, withdrawal, obsessive and negative thinking, worry, compulsive behavior and a variety of other emotional issues.

As an anonymous program, EA respects the confidentiality of its members at all times. As a spiritual program, there is an emphasis on a higher power. Experience has shown the EA program works equally well for those with or without religious beliefs or affiliations.

EA provides a warm and accepting group setting in which to share experiences without fear of criticism. Through weekly support meetings, members discover they are not alone in their struggles. We may each have different symptoms, but the underlying emotions are the same or similar."

"We admitted we were powerless over our emotions that our lives had become unmanageable.

Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.

Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.

Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.

Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.

Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.

Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message and to practice these principles in all our affairs. "

just to add - I'm still a bit baffled - I thought 12 step are a set of programmes to help people with addictions - not being able to control your emotions isn't an addiction - its the way we are all made and I'm not sure that for those with real issues if they respond to 12 step type prograames - don't know.

I am glad I asked I am looking for support outside of therapy. I don't know about this one. Thanks for the info.