Isis,

Thank you for the compliment. I don't know what you mean by hypo manic? Can you elaborate? I am really fine with me and none of my 3-D friends has brought any such odd behavior to my attention. In fact, I am told I am pretty, smart, have good sense of humor, and am a very strong woman. I like to focus on the positives and not anything negative.

Bizi, Isis, and all else. I feel like a stranger here in the BP forum. I don't feel like everyone else here feels. i don't feel like I fit. I am happy with myself except when certain outside stimuli brings me down.

Barbara

A lot of members post where their friends post, I don't have BP but I still read & even post here once in awhile.

My SIL has some mental health issues , depression, maybe BP ..- she doesn't talk about it much at all, but reading here helps me learn & understand.
So if she ever does open up I'll be able to understand better what she is going through.

Dear BArbara,
WE are all different...I don't think that one of us says I feel like her.
I can't think of anyone else here who exhibits the same traits because I am different.
bipolar folks deal with extremes....some times emotiional rollar coasters, not just the psychotic or the suicidal which these are the severe extremes and being bipolar you can experience these extremes rapidly...or subtly.
there are other types of moods that we can exhibit, anxiety agitation, feelings of worlthlessness. some people have a multiple of diagnosis here, post traumatic stress disorder, borderline personality disorder, OCD, ADD, depression, phobias, mixed moods, rapid cycling, hypomania, cyclothymia, agoraphobia, there are many many different reasons why we come here we all all different. maybe we have a loved one that has bipolar or a child. WE welcome any and all people regardless of their diagnosis. Many people who are depressed may post here because the depression forum is not that active same thing with OCD. Some people post over at the suicide survivors forum too, when they are feeling suicidal and need support in that particular area. Alot of the depression folks post there as well. But usually people post on the bipolar forums because they or someone they know has ie diagnosis or thinks that they might and want to learn more.
YOu have been posting for along time here and have become like family. We care about your well being and try to support you as best as we can.
I may be getting a bit worked up over the past week planning my cruise....you could say that I am getting hypo manic about this. If I were not diagnosed bipolar you might say that I was a bit obcessive and would not think anything of this...especially if I were an undiagnosed person.
When ever I get passionate about something I have to worry am I getting hypomanic.....which uncontrolled can turn into mania and if I were not medicated I could become psychotic because I have been there and done that scene before...so now that I have typed so much I have to second guess and say that I am getting a bit "worked up" over this and I should quit.
All this time I thought that you were bipolar.
sorry I assumed that.
bizi

Bizi,

This is a nice Manifesto.
Thanks.
M.

Hi bizi, well said. I tried to click the Thanks button. It disappeared but didn't register.

Dear Barbara,

How are you?

In your last post you sound good.
That's great to hear.

M.