wow...what a douche! Not to toot his own horn, but he just loves to toot his own horn. I would ask your group leader to suggest to him that only people who are currently suffering from mood disorders are...encouraged to come. Because honestly, it's not fair for everyone else to have to listen for the whole session to him going on about how great his life is and the next thing you'll know he'll be whipping out bibles and talking about how Jesus cured him. That might be a bit of an exaggeration but that's not the purpose of a support group! That wouldn't be helpful at all to be told that all you need is to quit going to support groups (um, then why is he even going?) and to stop taking your meds.

My pdoc's been working for 30 years and he has told me only one BP patient has successfully gone off meds. It just does not work like that! Most BP people need to be on meds and some people get better with therapy and support groups.

See how it goes, maybe he is just a nice guy who doesn't really understand support groups, but he sounds like someone who wants control over the situation so he can talk about himself. If that's the case, bring it up to your group leader and try to find another group. Those kinds of people will only make you feel worse about yourself for not feeling as good as he does.

Idk if any of this helps, but I know that I would be very angry if someone waltzed into a group like that.