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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After last nights mini melt down I experienced (again ,thank you all who were there with me)...is this our only SAFE PLACE ?
My family is generally very understanding(as far as normies go)...
But today when my BF called,after he got home from work,,he asked how my night was...did I sleep ok?
So...how do I tell him I was suicidal last night,and wanted to jst go away to another place ,without freaking him out so much!
I know he worries,and does a lot for me, to keep me stable.
But we do not live together...and as all of you who do live alone...those UGLY episodes can just come crashing down on us.
So ,who do we turn to ..DS...DS friends...people who will feel compassion love (yes and fear for our safety)..but our DS friends have been through this journey with us,shareing ALL the ups and downs.
Our LOved ones ,oh yes ,they love us.....but not in the way we DS er's can love and care for each other.
Ds is where I can feel safe...HOW ABOUT YOU ?
My family is generally very understanding(as far as normies go)...
But today when my BF called,after he got home from work,,he asked how my night was...did I sleep ok?
So...how do I tell him I was suicidal last night,and wanted to jst go away to another place ,without freaking him out so much!
I know he worries,and does a lot for me, to keep me stable.
But we do not live together...and as all of you who do live alone...those UGLY episodes can just come crashing down on us.
So ,who do we turn to ..DS...DS friends...people who will feel compassion love (yes and fear for our safety)..but our DS friends have been through this journey with us,shareing ALL the ups and downs.
Our LOved ones ,oh yes ,they love us.....but not in the way we DS er's can love and care for each other.
Ds is where I can feel safe...HOW ABOUT YOU ?
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Why don't I share with others? If I tell them, I'll have to educate them and make sure they have all the info I think they need to understand! I don't want someone only knowing a few bits of info and judging me! Right?!
Thanks for being my friends everyone! BEEPERS UNITE!
I cannot express the immensity of it..ma cyber-home..Yeah!!
When my mom was DX with breast cancer..she didn't tell me untill the night before her surgery,she wanted me to come and spend the night ,and be with her at the hospital.
I was so shocked at her secretiveness...we had always been so open with each other.She said she didn't want to frighten me.
I told her ,all it did was make me feel alienated ,and it never gave us a chance to pray together over this ,or share holding hands while waiting in Dr's offices.
She feels the same way about my BP..I've tried to explain the disorder,to try and share ,as we once used to...she dosen't want to hear it.It frightenes her too much.
As for my sisiter(who at one time ,I considered the closest person to me)...she actually will cover her ears with her hands and say out loud LALALALALALALA....then ,she'll say she just dosn't care to know the details of my life.If I'm suicidal,too bad.
Deal with it.(yes,she actualy said that to me once).
Bipolar people walk a hard life sometimes,and without having someone to share it with ,I don't know if we could do it.
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ds has saved me. i can be completely open here. i feel like ya'll are my family. we all have the lil squabbles and the fun threads we enjoy but when someone truly needs help everybody comes together and surrounds that person with love and support. i know because ya'll have done that for me more than once. i'm so thankful i found ya'll....patty xx