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Originally Posted by BirdDancer
Welcome De Luca!
I third what BipolarWolf and fern46 wrote. We think you'll find Psych Central to have a great group of people who are here to support each other, and not judge. Honestly, I've found it to be the "safest" and most welcoming bipolar forum I've ever visited.
I won't say there isn't an occasional person who is perhaps struggling with the disorder and shows irritability, but that's not frequent. My point is that we understand and have all been there. We've all been at the receiving end of judgement, so know how that can hurt. There is also a recent thread on the board labeled Do you find anything positive about bipolar disorder? Though responses vary, you'll see many where people wrote that it helped them become a more compassionate and understanding person.
We are happy you have joined us, De Luca! If ever you feel judged at PC, please contact me or any of the members here that you feel comfortable contacting. 
BirdDancer |
Thanks for the welcome from everyone. I certainly expect someone to occasionally not be nice, this is the internet and I can deal with that. The judgement thing is rooted in my social anxiety and things I was told as a child by parents who didn't understand what was going on with me. it's a very irrational fear. I even know it's irrational but I still get it. Hopefully as I post more that will go away on here at least.
I posted on the other thread you mentioned. The responses are an interesting read. For me, I do know that my creativity is because of BP so I posted about that.
Good news is I don't feel judged so far, you and everyone's responses has helped ease my anxiety a bit as I make my first posts as a newbie. It's nice to be able to talk about this stuff openly with people who actually understand what you mean.