I completely agree with scatterbrained04 on this.

I think I've noticed perhaps a few more members with bp1 here, but not many more. I, personally, don't notice that many threads that seem too focused on a bp1 experience. When there are, couldn't it be interesting for people with other bp types? Ditto with the other way around.

Though some people with bp1 do not always spend as much time in depression as people with bp2, they do often still spend more time in depressive states than manic. Also, many or even most people with bp1 know what hypomanias are very well. I think only some people with bp1 go from stable (or depressed) directly to full blown manic without a period of hypomania. I have bp1 and have spent extended periods in hypomanias before becoming full blown manic. I've also at times been hypomanic without it going full blown. Given that, how are we that that different?

I have spent many years at bipolar support groups that we're primarily visited by people with bp2. I always received lots of support, despite having bp1 and made friends with various members. I've given support to others, too. When someone with bp2 writes about depression, I understand. When they write about hypomanias, I understand. Mixed states, I understand, even if my mixed states have usually leaned to the full blown manic side.