Information and opinions on Bipolar from jdStottlemire at BipolarConnect.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/3937 http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/3937/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/3937 http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/3937/33009/bipolar-disorder Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:51:59 -0400 jdStottlemire Hey everyone.  I hadn't been around for a while so I thought I'd post an update.   "You Me and Apollo:  Hope Beyond Bipolar Disorder" continues to do well.  The website has been revised   http://www.youmeandapollo.com/apollo.html   and our publisher is working some very large bulk sales.  There's a bid to put fifty copies in every mental health center in Kansas, for example.   Also, I've sold... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/3937/33009/bipolar-disorder http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/3937/26800/understanding Fri, 02 May 2008 15:01:07 -0400 jdStottlemire Here is chapter seven of "You Me and Apollo: Hope Beyond Bipolar Disorder"   Chapter 7 - "The Moon's Bay"   I don't want to write this chapter, but I feel it is important.  In the 1940s, before the advent of modern medicine, more than 40% of people with Bipolar eventually committed suicide.  Even today, the number of those who lose their lives to this disease is staggering.  All of us who have this Bipolar know "the... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/3937/26800/understanding http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/3937/14126/bipolar-connect Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:19:00 -0400 jdStottlemire Hey all,  I'm new and looking for a guide to teach me how to use the site.  Anyone got any tips for a newbie? J.D. http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/3937/14126/bipolar-connect http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/3937/14121/finding-hope Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:41:00 -0400 jdStottlemire I was first symptomatic at the age of seven but didn't get into treatment until I was twenty-seven.  In between, I did all the things you'd expectl drugs, reckless spending, trashy relationships. Now that I am in recovery I have written a book directed at people who are first diagnosed with bipolar disorder and their loved ones.  Those first hours of diangosis and acceptance were so hard for me. I wanted to write something... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/3937/14121/finding-hope