I was a big forum user when I was a teen. Most of my friends were online. with the advent of social media when I was around 18 I stopped visiting forums because I could connect with my friends through MySpace which was a godsend for someone as socially awkward as me. And I got better; I didn't need the depression support anymore.

However when things went south when I was 25 I was searching for information on bipolar and this forum came up. I remembered my time on forums as a teen and I figured it might help to have somewhere to talk about what was suddenly going on again. And I was right. I've been coming consistently for about three years and you have all always been there for me when things have been rough.njust having somewhere to come where people understand and don't judge is very helpful.