The link works fine for me, too. Thank you for this post.
My personal confusion is about "stability". Yes, I have BD. In between episodes, or even during episodes, I am basically functional. Yet, it seems to be my nature to be highly sensitive to everything...not only relationships, but to sights, smells, the feeling of a fresh breeze on my skin. A psychiatrist once referred to me as having an "artistic personality".

So. How much is a "disorder" and how much is just who I am? That is my constant question, one that thus far I have not received an answer to.