Thanks, Jennifer_1967 and tecomsin! Tecomsin, I have disconnected from some places over the past year. I think it has been good for me. Really, PC is the only bipolar online support group I visit anymore. I've even almost entirely stopped blogging on WordPress.

I feel like I'm slipping backwards in terms of social interactions and being able to express myself creatively. Usually I like being an "idea person", but my ideas are fewer and further between in recent months, too. I do feel a bit lonelier than in the past. I even feel less connected to my psychiatrist, whom I've always adored. And as for my newish therapist, I have started not to like what she is providing (or the lack of help). It's hard to know if it's my mood state causing a lot of this, or something else.