Bipolar Support Group

I have suffered for years from this illness but have only recently been successfully diagnosed. Before they had diagnosed me with Recurrent Major Depressive Disorder. Now that I have been diagnosed Bipolar - about a year ago now I think - I am wanting to learn more about the illness because it is sort of a mystery to me right now.

Welcome to the late-diagnosis club. I had my first incident in 1973 and was diagnosed in 1985. It irks me a little because I think the sooner you are properly medicated the better.

Doing a Google search on bipolar disorder will get you a zillion site hits. The DBSA site is the national organization and it has some good information as well as links to support groups.

Groups and boards like this one are ways to learn more about it. With little effort you can get swamped with information, but information is empowering.

Keep reading as much as you can about bipolar. The more you can educate yourself on the disorder, the better.

Post edited by: midnightstar, at: 04/19/2009 12:55 PM

Me likey!

I am bipolar I with psychotic features and my life is uber crazy most of the time with the occasional stretch of "stability". This past week for example, was awesome and I stayed at 5 or 6 on the happy bipolar scale.

Hope you stick around awhile!

Cheers!

-Dark