I didn't know if I would ever write, but this thread motivated me. I do not have bipolar. My son does and he entered a manic episode about a month ago. We have been there before. I found this forum while I was searching for information to try to get at least a little understanding of what he was going through. This forum has been a tremendous help to me.

Threads discussing the "inside story" of mania helped me. Threads on how challenging and scary are depression states helped me. He has been very good at hiding or masking the downside, and I feel like I somehow let him down. Maybe he didn't feel safe coming to me or his mother. I don't know. I showed him the blog post from the thread "I really want you guys to read this!..." and he nodded and said that's it. I showed his mother the post and she cried.

There are many other examples. So many thoughtful, insightful, touching, and compelling posts; and all of them genuine and honest, sometimes brutally so. I just wanted to say thank you to all of you. So, thank you.