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Old Dec 20, 2016, 10:57 PM
leejosepho leejosepho is offline
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Originally Posted by bioChE View Post
They changed it from manic-depressive to bipolar. Made a huge and lasting difference in perceptions.

Personally, I prefer manic-depressive. I think it just describes it better.
Same here. As a visual thinker, Bi-Polar sounds to me like a white bear in double-vision.
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Thanks for this!
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