I follow a few blogs written by people with bipolar and I consider that to be my other "support network", even though I don't interact with the author. I have found it endlessly comforting to hear about the lives of others with bipolar, and there always seems to be someone who is in a similar mood episode to me that I can relate to.

I feel like I need to ignore how hard it is for me to get by day to day so that I can meet expectations of others. How do you take care of yourself when others expect you to be able to do more than you can cope with?