Almost everyone with bipolar disorder (or any other mental illness, for that matter) must face the decision at some point of whether or not to disclose their condition to people that they are professionally involved with. Though I had not intended to reveal my diagnosis to anyone at my new place of employment, a unique set of circumstances fell... Read more
...to catch you up on a few things in my life (and help me to establish a foundation from which to leap back into posting here again):1) I recently moved from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Abilene, Texas. This is the smallest city I have lived in since leaving my hometown over a decade ago and will thus take some getting used to. :-)2) I now work for... Read more
Aside from mentioning that I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder Type II (rapid-cycling) in January 2001, I realize in retrospect that I didn't mention much else in the "About Me" portion of my profile, so I think that I'll actually take a little time now to acquaint myself with the BipolarConnect.com community. My name is... Read more
For many of us bipolars (especially of the rapid-cycling variety such as myself), we live our days with the understanding that the mind is seldom a "still" presence: it is constantly in a state of activity...for better (we often think when we are in the throes of manic euphoria) or for worse (when we are in bleak depression). Over the... Read more
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