Hello. I am new to this forum. I have a blog I where I regularly post things I'm thinking about and feeling as a person who suffers with bipolar disorder. I write this as an outlet for my emotions and a way to help others who deal with it feel validated. Hopefully, when they read what I write, they will know that others go through this up and down dance as well.

Lately, I've been trying to post helpful things I find online as well and that is how I found this forum. I'm so relieved. The unfortunate by product of my online searches has been a great feeling of being totally alone. I have one friend who has bipolar disorder as well, but she moved out of state and we have been growing apart as a result.

It just seems like people who don't have it don't get it. You can try to explain but I haven't yet found someone who was truly sympathetic and willing to stick by me no matter what state I am in.