wow...
this is great!
You sound so healthy teri,
am happy for you.
Glad to hear this today!
((((HUGS))))
bizi

mari,
I actually think that I am getting more dependant on them....
my hubby thinks that I am "addicted" to them....well I am not sure just what that means...I certainly can not go a day with out checking at least 2-3 times aday.....
just me I guess,
some people watch 3 hours of tv at night...me I just surf the net....
bizi

If i could take a vacation from bipolar I would call all my friends and my uncle..I generally have a cheerful funny nature...I love to laugh and giggle...
and not necessarily inappropriately although I do have a strange sense of humor. I also like other people cleaning my apartment so I don't think I would want to waste the precious time to clean.
Bobby
ps I actually updated two of my webpages tonite...for the past months I haven't been able to do much of anything except read and listen to music and pet the kitty cats

So wonderful
 

Nutty,
You are an amazing person. I am so glad that you posted, that is a huge gift to share.

I think formal support or groups is good, but who has the enegy to fit it in. Getting showered, dressed, driving there and then participating.

Forums like ours allow anyone needing a friend, information, support or a hello, to come in anytime, whether we showered, dressed, combed our hair, Hey, I didn't brush me teeth yet this morning, I was only going to start the coputer while coffee brewed and then I made it an official pitstop before I even got to brush my teeth.

I saw great pictures, had a new friend share a wonderful accomplishment, got caught up on some reading, and it made a great start to my day.

I come to the forum, like stopping at the local coffee shop, but while here I find tons of info, support, and give a little back.
The closest thing in real life to that I think is the local senior citizen center and I am a bit too young for that yet, lol.

Everybody needs a circle of friends, perhaps it is people leave, but read, some have outside commitments to stop in on a regular basis, but then there are the many people that don't even know about boards like this.

Some have a close family, or close friend, Church structure, medications allow them no matter what conditions they ahve to go day to day forgeting they have a problem....

Whatever reason, some folks come and go to many forums, some are long time groupies forever like me.
There is nothing like signing on and finding a friend any time of day or night.

When my daughter nearly lost her life during a super flesh eating bactierial infecion in Feb. the prayers and support and information medical wise safed her life for sure. Within hours prayers and wishes came pouring in. Hundreds gacve us support and finally after a month she came home. With ehr arm intact too!

Because of the forums' memembers.
I will never forget that.

God bless those with the energy or lack of energy to be away from here, but thoughts and prayers are with all.
Di

Thanks
 

Thanks a bunch

Hi, I'm Donna, the sister of some very special ladies with you guessed
it bi polar. And the mom of one young adult now with bi-polar. And
another one with depression and another with anxiety. And the other
side who knows what all they have. But myself I've delt with many things.
Through my life.

I have to say I think all you are amazing, and I have to say I hope even
if you come to the belief you have grown out of the need to post on this
site or anyother. That you will remember to come back and post and
give the wisdom you have found to the others.

You have no real idea how much each and every one of you has helped
another each day. How many you might have given just one glimpse of
If she can get through the day, so can I. So please remember if you can
do it so can another.

I hope you don't mind my reading and being here, I don't believe I'm bipolar
but I have anxiety for all my son's issues, and I have other issues myself.

But I take much from reading what others say and what helps them.

And you are all very strong folks in this room.

THanks for not going anywhere this month.

Donna

Christmas: no problem
 

Hi,
I was mostly down because of work/sleep/stress. We are in a work let up since Thursday night but I still have stuff to do this weekend to get caught up.

The holidays are not much of an issue for me. My husband is Muslim. He cared about Thanksgiving but not about Christrmas. He and I don't buy presents for each other.
No tree; no shopping. No special food.
Near Christmas I will
-- send out about 5 Christmas cards to cousins,
-- call my brothers (rarely speak to them because of SILs), and
-- go to church. I go to church most Christmases and enjoy it. That is exactly enough holiday for me.

That's it. Really.

I look forward to Christmas because we get some time off from work and I can catch up on exercise or on oragnizing the apt.

mari

Welcome Donna
 

Dear Nuttybuddy,
You are going great to go to keep up with the meetings.
Do you still do yoga and run?

And congrats about weight loss that you mentioned in an earlier post too.
I remember that you were eating a lot of fish and that you cut out wheat. Are you still sort of following the diet?

And you are right to remember that Christmas is Monday.

Hair extensions!

You sound like you are doing well. This makes me happy.
Mari

You are certainly welcome here Donna!
Thank you for the nice compliments about our "home in cyber space"
YOu too have a lot of experience in the world of mental health and we welcome your insight about things that you have learned....feel free to join in when ever you like!
IMO...mental health covers a very broad spectrum....we are all human and have feelings and can empathize with one another...that is what makes this a special place.

Thankfully we are not all at one end of the poles at the same time.
(((HUGS)))
bizi