Blueberrybook, you may recall me writing that I understand this issue well. I've known the compulsion. I've known the need.

I will only write this from MY heart. Others have their own views. I can say that I'd be happy to see you write 100 paragraphs, if it gives you some release, some relief, some pleasure amidst any hardships faced. If writing is the vomit you need to spew out, I say let it out! If the action of quickly dancing on your keyboard with your fingers brings you music, dance on!

We're not at work here. This is a bipolar support forum. We shouldn't have to always apologize for our symptoms, especially if they do little harm. If anyone is overwhelmed by our posts' length, why can't they just quickly scroll down the page or scan?

If you have written a very long post you fear others may not be able to handle, why not precede them with the words "Long...main points highlighted in blue, just for those of you who can't make it all the way through."

It's an interesting fact that many manic symptoms spark ire in others, even others with bipolar. "Shut up!", "You talk too much!", ""Control yourself!", "Get a...b..." And yet if one is depressed, it's sometimes quite different. Yes, depression is stigmatized by many, but mania is often stimatized by more.