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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check out and join the family & friends BP community. i have also read the book "loving someone with bipolar disorder" that darksign mentioned --it helped me gain a lot of perpective about BP. it's different being the spouse of a bipolar person-takes a lot of patience to say the least. feel free to message me anytime.
If I didn't have my wife along, I'd be lost.
When I go to the hospital I dont usually get visits as he sees it as time I need t focus on me. We talk on the phone and he calls and cares but he thinks being there will take away time from my recovery. He is very supportive if I must go how ever.
My partners bp has made me a stronger person & made our relationship stronger.
I try to find 'my things', my own interests but I've also got involved with a supporters support group & have recently been asked to be on a family reference group, giving the mental health system my input on how they could make improvements. It's given me a change in career path, I now want to help others in my situation, something I never would have dreamt of doing in the past.
Like the person with the illness there are days when getting out of bed can be a struggle but we keep going.