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Originally Posted by Merlin
Welcome to our forum! Come in and introduce yourself to other members!! This thread is place for new members to get the attention and feedback of the older members, or older members to give more information about themselves. They can discuss diagnosis, treatment or another other topic of their disorder and older members will respond.
I created this introduction thread due to the number of introductions posted on the "Bipolar Chat" sticky. The Bipolar Chat that I lead is now scheduled on Fridays at 9 PM EST. It will cover a variety of topics which will be posted in the chat announcement and outlines will also be posted for those unable to make the chats. The first Friday of the month Wingin'it will lead an open Bipolar Chat. Those will Bipolar are also invited to the Depression Chat on Wednesday at 9 PM EST, but there will be significant overlap in topic.
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I am not even sure if I am posting properly but wanted to introduce myself. I was diagnosed with Bipolar II ,about a year ago, at age 41. I thought it was a joke at first and would try my Lamictal for a week or two then stop because the titration made me crabby. Here I am a year later and I have stayed on Lamictal and feel much more steady and stable. I also feel a little boring and sometimes confused about of how to navigate the world in calm and focused state of mind.
I have two beautiful daughters and an amazing husband. I also have some terrific friends. However, I can't fully comprehend what this diagnosis means in my life and they certainly cannot. I need a place to check in and figure out if I am suffering because of the disease or because of my personality quirks. In my experience, there is little information out there about bipolar II. Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you all.