Agreed that having your info out there can work against you. JGM, besides the forums there are also chats where you can get to know people better. The moderators make it a safe and comfortable place to visit. There are many, but I happened to notice the Bipolar Support Chat happens on Friday nights from 8pm-9pm EST on AUgust 15th.
If you are want to familiarize with the chat rooms and get comfortable ahead of time you can log into chat anytime - the Lobby is usually a good place to start to learn how to post but whichever room has people in it is good too. the CHAT login is right below BLOG and NEWS in the middle top of this page.
There is so much here at PC I am still discovering.