Why?

Maybe they know or live with someone who has bp & want to find out more about the illness. I think it's a good thing that non-bp people want to educate themselves & we can help them also. I don't mind anyone who comes on the boards so long as they are been helpful & not causing issues, in which case there is always the club leader or ignore button.

I am to think its a good thing as long as they come as friend and not as an enemy. Yes there is the FFB board but since most of us don't venture over there this is the true place to learn. If they make you uncomfortable there is always the ignore button and I by no means am saying this meanly.

Just click the ignore button if you are uncomfortable :O)

Someonesb-totally agree with you. Most people aren't on the FFB so it makes sense to come on here. Most of the time people post that they aren't bp but need advice or they want to know more about it cos there husband has it etc.

I agree with the other posts. I have no problem with non-BPers posting here as long as they are respectful. If they live with or are close to someone with BP and we can help them better understand that person I say great.

I guess I don't 'love' it but will get over it.

Thank you for your opinion BP Princess

& also, depression is a mood disorder too, after all.

Princess, what makes you uncomfortable about it? I dont dismiss your feelings because I know that others here feel the same way. However, I dont have issue with it unless people become argumentative or judgemental. I think it is important to treat others the way we want to be treated and accept that we can all help one another in many areas of our lives.

xo

Well I come here to get support from people who are like me. Not from people who aren't like me. There's a friends and family for bipolars group that they could join. They could get plenty of info from that group.

I agree with ArielleRose. I don't mind as long as they are respectful and don't cause any trouble. The last thing we need is people coming on here and judging us.

Respectfully, the description of this board does not limit membership. Here is the description:

"Bipolar disorder is marked by frenzied euphoria alternating with depression. In the Bipolar support group, you can chat about treatments and coping strategies that work."

If DS meant this board to be solely for suffers, they would have stated this in the description. If you don't wish to share a board with people who don't have bipolar disorder, perhaps you should join one of the many private member groups dedicated to bipolar. Its a simple solution to the problem as you see it.

Princess, if we all only surround ourselves with people who are just like us, how can we ever hope to learn anything? How can we learn how to live with our significant others if we dont share those experiences with other people in the same situation? Honestly, by closing ourselves off, we become stagnant. By treating others with the "us and them" mentality we isolate ourselves and shut ourselves off perpetrating the very behavior that we say we dont like. This never makes any sense to me. We complain that others dont understand us, but we refuse to share our feelings with them to help them understand. I wont do that but I accept that you choose to.

You might learn from other people why your husband treats you the way he does. Obviously you feel it has something to do with you having BP if you are posting it on this board. So, who better to help you than someone that does not suffer with this disorder?

im quite hurt really although i havent been dx yet dosent mean i dont have it i have made it clear in my profile so am not hiding anything x