I think this forum is great! My only suggestion, which some may not like, is to put the threads that are clearly long-running chats (for a single person) vs. topics/shorter-term support threads, in a different place. Maybe in a sticky? If everyone created their own chat thread for themselves (i.e. if I created a "BirdDancer thread # 1"), it would be less support forum like. It's true the owner of the personal chat thread needs support, but eventually it's hard to follow the whole point of the thread. If it has a specific topic, the topic can continue to be commented on, but if it turns into "Well, today I feel good...yada yada" for a specific thread owner, then that stuff, in my opinion, should rather be put in the Bipolar Check-In thread, which I really like.

How have you made progress, in terms of dealing with stress, anxiety, or controlling mood episodes, since the worst of your illness struck?