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Originally Posted by sophiebunny
Bipolar 1 disorder is a very difficult illness to hide. When you are manic EVERYBODY knows...except you. I never had the "talk" with anyone about having bipolar 1 disorder but a manic episode screams bipolar 1 disorder to anyone with eyes and ears. Once my book was released, then everyone knew. Surprisingly, I got far more thank you's than shuns when the book became widely read in my community. Although, I'm extremely asocial so I wouldn't really notice if anyone was distancing themselves from me or not.
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You got that right!
I am very gratified that the response to what I am quite sure is an excellent book was as it was. How nice to have found that. But I would also never know, likely, were in a similar situation, because I, too, never see anyone.