Information and opinions on health from Betty at HealthCentral.com. 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/profiles/c/2437/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/2437/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/2437/index http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/2437/15451/bipolar-therapy Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:26:00 -0400 Betty I have found support groups to be the best way to handle living with and taking care of others (my son, aged 25 also is bi-polar - I am still a "newbie" although I was dx'd 4 years ago).  For the first time this year, I have now experienced hypomania. This is a lot worse than depression because depression I know from having suffered all my life.  Perhaps I've had hypomanic episodes but didn't recognize... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/2437/15451/bipolar-therapy