I'm so happy that you found your "person". I've watched Grey's since the beginning so I know exactly what you mean.

I have a good friend IRL that I can share mental health issues with but he's a guy so I have no one to talk with about women's issues. He's the only person I can talk to about my mental health IRL, and he's been a huge help when I'm not well. He's the only person besides my family who knows I have BP2. And you guys of course.

I miss having a girlfriend. My best friend since junior high school deserted me when I got sick in 2013. I was on disability and was too broke to keep up with her. What upsets me is that growing up the tables were turned. I grew up in an upper middle class family, and her family were poor farmers. I couldn't have cared less. Now that she's got money and I haven't, it's a different story. She's gone.

I joined a women's group in 1980. The entire group deserted me when I got sick in 2010. After 30 years of membership!

It's difficult for me to maintain friendships when I'm sick. Then when I'm better, the friends are all gone.