Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Once upon a time

Bipolar.  Does that term frighten you? Would you avoid someone you knew had that diagnosis?  What picture comes to mind when you imagine someone who suffers from a bipolar mood disregulation?


Bipolar, or manic depressive illness has been around forever but the diagnoses are relatively recent. 

I have bipolar illness.  I didn't know this when I was younger.  How much easier would life have been had there been a medical term for the ups and downs that started when I was younger.  That's what this blog will be about and hopefully this blog will serve as a kind of forum for discussion.

All I can write tonight is this brief introduction.  I'd love to hear from any of you with any thoughts or comments or experience in re: to any mood dysregulation: bipolar, borderline personalisty disorders, schizophrenia.  Only by understanding can we start to help each other and those we love and care about.