Hey everyone, my name is Weston Taylor and I was just diagnosed with bipolar disorder about 4 months ago so a lot of this is very new to me. I have a few family members that have bipolar so it is not to much surprise that it has become my turn to inherit the reigns. I have ADHD so I know what it is like to live with a monkey on your back constantly trying to fight for your attention and seeing that bipolar is a comorbitiy of ADHD just made sense to me.

I am 21 and finishing up my last semeter at Clemson University as a Spanish Major and religion minor and had my first hypomanic episode that scared the bejesus out of my mother and that is what started the diagnostic process. At the start of it I was extremely resistent to accepting it and refused to take any medication because I thought it would take away from who I was, so I learned the importance of mood stabilizers the hard way. I am here to learn more about myself while also learning more about other people and how to better manage my bipolar disorder. I still have my ups and downs (it was actually a depressive state that brought me here) but it's a simple fact of life i suppose. Looking forward to meeting you all.