Bipolar Support Group

I was CAust for a long time. I don't know how many remember me, if any.

I think I hurt a lot of people with some of things I said, and hurt even more by canceling my account and dropping away.

But I'm here now. I'm back. I need you guys. As much as I grow, I need the people who "get" it and know it'll be okay.

I'm very young, confused, and alone. I have no girlfriend or anything of the sort. I have my roommate, who I love, and my buddy, who I used to love. Those are my only friends.

I have a great job, but it's incredibly stressful and disheartening.

And I have a disease that keeps me from ever being as incredible as I could be. I'm smart as a whip, and kind, and creative, and patient, and a sweetheart.

But I feel like society doesn't see that. No. They see the disease. They see the psychosis.

It's hard as hell. I've thought of giving up so many times. It isn't hard to, really. But I'm better than that, and we all are.

I just want a fresh start, And I want, more than anything, for my fellow sufferers to know peace and happiness. We all deserve it.

I also think it's important not to focus so much on the "suffering" with bipolar. It's a very negative word and even if it's how you might originally feel, it's a word that can turn you from a great person with a ton of potential, into a victim who can't take care of himself in the long run. Not sure if that makes sense, just if you use such phrases and words too often, you become what you say/think.

I hope you are able to find some balance in your life.