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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I was thinking today about what my last quake doc. said to me. He said he thinks that bp is a white people desease , now I don't trust this is true and it really afended me when he said this so I havn't been back to see , I found a new doc. who is great. Does anyone trust that is true
deleted_user
deleted_user
BP does not discriminate!
deleted_user
deleted_user
i've never heard such a thing! so glad you changed docs.
deleted_user
deleted_user
BP doesnt care what color you are, how old you are or what sex you are...If it decides your the one then your the one...
deleted_user
deleted_user
BP doesnt care what color you are, how old you are or what sex you are...If it decides your the one then your the one...
dobiedots
dobiedots
No,he's full of shit, to put it bluntly. What an ass.
I hope you threw a scalpel at him and said OOPS..white people disease mood swing.
dobiedots
dobiedots
Miss Johnette? If I may be so bold as to ask....does BP care if you even HAVE sex?
deleted_user
deleted_user
What I have recently read on NAMI or some site like that, is BD is equal among all colors of the skin.

Unlike diseases like Haysacks which is higher with Jewish people. No your doctor is full of it.

Besides that, who is full on white or black anymore??? I am white but I resemble a trud more than anything else.
deleted_user
deleted_user
(LOL :-D to dobiedots comment#5):-D

no, I don't think Bp is for white people only...I'm asian and I have it.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Foolishness. I have two black friends with bipolar. Earl and Priceton.
deleted_user
deleted_user
There was a discussion a bit like this a while back. There were many people who said they knew people of other races with BP. So *shrug*
Regardless, that Pdoc was WAY out of line. Even if he thought he had statistics that proved it, why would he say such a thing?
Dee dee dee! Duh!
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