Hi, I am Alexandra... Alex for short.

I've been disabled from and living with bipolar for around 22 years at this point. I cannot work at all because when I do I become totally manic and as everyone knows here that kind of ruins everything. It's only been the last 8 or so years that I have had a functioning life. I find it amusing because most people in my life don't even know I had it and can't figure out why I am disabled.

I feel that people who don't have it just don't understand so I never talk about it with anyone but my psychiatrist. Frankly I am tired of not being understood. I recently read a book that had a link leading here, so here I am. I have not had any support or even known anyone else who has this for a bunch of years now. Just found an offline support group I am going to go check out next week.

Anyway, it would be nice to feel I am not alone anymore and also be somewhere that people don't use the word "bipolar" as an insult.

Thanks for being here!