Hey. The name's Scott. I got diagnosed as bipolar after a major breakdown in 2000 and I've been up and down ever since. Lately, I've been struggling a lot. I'm not on meds at the moment (might be why!) and I'm starting to slip back into depression. Nothing really serious --- I'm not suicidal or anything. I just don't have the motivation to do much of anything. I wanna stay home and hide in my depressive music and ignore everything around me. Kinda hard to do that when you've got two kids, but I give it my best try!

I'm not sure exactly what I'm looking for out of this board. I think more than anything, I just want people that understand. I don't know anybody in person that has this same condition --- and the few that i've known online I don't talk to much anymore. To me, it's really comforting to know that I'm not insane and I'm not alone. Sometimes, everything gets so overwhelming and I really think I could benefit from people that also go through this to reassure me that I'm not nearly as crazy as I might think I am.

So that's me. Nice to be here. Looking forward to getting to know everybody.