[fingers1]

What mood are you in when you use this forum ?

fingers1

I use this forum throughout the day, no matter what mood I'm in. I take that back. Sometimes, in the evening, if I'm starting to get pretty tired I have no interest in coming on.

[Tsukiko]

I have to be in an in between bipolar episodes or in a state of hypomania in order to post here. My depressed states leave me almost completely unable to communicate, online and off.

[Victoria'smom]

I come here in all moods but I post in worse or better moods.

i started coming on the forum when i needed to be reminded i'm not alone in my struggle.

but now i come on here when ever.

it's like the family i never had in real life- and that's nice

[gayleggg]

I post daily no matter how I'm feeling. I share the good and post the bad for support.

[Angry1541]

I normally fall off here when in a depressive funk...I drop off doing pretty anything but reading or watching tv or sleeping then (besides work of course) and I am on here during periods where my life has become unmanageable and then I lurk and post for a couple weeks/months and fall off again, only to return a couple few months later.

[Turtlesoup]

My routine is to check in the morning & afternoon. I too share the good, the bad & the ugly I'm learning to reach out in all aspects of my life when I need a helping hand instead of keeping everything hidden within-I also like to share anything that might be of use to others.

[LettinG0]

Well, I've only been depressed and mixed since I joined but I also check in daily regardless. My depression sometimes keeps me from posting or replying as much as at other times....

[Curiosity77]

I'm usually feeling low/depressed when i post

[furiousfever]

All over the place,mood wise. I mainly come when I don't have anyone to talk to, to commiserate or when I have questions for people who may have a better understanding

[Gale-in-UH]

This is my first day signed in and posting...but I know I'm here because I feel isolated. I put on a face that few can see past that must look normal (whatever that really is) - and I am so tired of faking it and when I can't fake it I become a shut-in; it's awful and a waste of the gift that life should be. I'm hoping that I can connect here to others who are like me, I want to connect and give encouragement when possible and find tools and comfort when I'm shutting down, like today.

I'm not working so I haunt too much. If I can't sit still or get up to mess with this, I wont.

[wiretwister]

I check almost every day mostly to look for pm's ..then to vent sometimes to save my family from hearing it...thanks peeps

[Resident Bipolar]

If I'm posting my own thread I'm normally in a bad place.

If I'm in a good place I'll lurk the forums almost every day and try to post to someone else's thread but for the past year or two I've really struggled with finding the words to help. Nowadays I just typically give a hug as it's all I can muster. But I do try.

[pepper2009]

I am completely level and normal right now and decided to check things out. I don't know if I would come during a swing but that has yet to be determined....hopefully I'll never find out!

[Bipolarchic14]

Usually depressed but not always

[BipolaRNurse]

I post in any and all moods and at any time of day. But I prefer to post when I'm stable so I can help other people.

I think I post and start threads in any mood. It's weird to see posts of when I was in another mood, it's like "why did I say that?" I get embarrassed easily. The really freaky ones are the posts I don't remember doing or seeing. Cue Twilight Zone music

[Tsukiko]

I can't even tell you how many times I've written something "weird" in a forum/chat/e-mail during one of my depressive episodes. Sometimes I,too, can barely, if at all, remember posting them. I'm left having to explain my behavior (which is difficult) and wanting to crawl under a rock.

Originally Posted by AlwaysChanging2

I think I post and start threads in any mood. It's weird to see posts of when I was in another mood, it's like "why did I say that?" I get embarrassed easily. The really freaky ones are the posts I don't remember doing or seeing. Cue Twilight Zone music

[Nammu]

The majority of the time when I come here I'm pretty stable. I'll post more in an up mood but my ability to connect is compromised because I'm not getting all the info and what info I do understand can sometimes be easily misinterpreted( by me). When I'm down I tend to withdraw from all forms of contact. I feel I need to be more or less stable to reply to posts, but that's me.

[~Christina]

I am here regardless of mood.

[BlackSheep79]

I come here all the time no matter the mood. There are times I think I am doing just fine and I read someone's post and realize I'm not doing so well so I have to log off because I'm scared maybe it will make it worse if I keep reading.

All different ones. I need someplace to not feel alone, and this is that place. Sometimes it is just reading to know there are others that can relate. Sometimes it's just to try to get out of my own head (ummm, like right now!). Sometimes I'm inclined to write all over the place. Sometimes all I can manage are hugs.

IRL, I don't have friends. So sometimes I just have to say something and have nowhere else to say it. I like to keep up with people and know what's going on with them through their posts. (Considering my memory, it's amazing how much I remember!) I feel like I know so many people here, even when not directly conversing. People here matter to me. A lot.

If I'm hypo and super-busy, that's when I'm here the least. When I'm really depressed, I come on, but can't really participate. But it's rarely more than a couple of days to not come on at all. For years now, so yeah, that's going to encompass being in about every mood(!)

[Atypical_Disaster]

I am here often regardless of my mood but I sure do post a lot more if I'm mixed, hypo, or manic! Lol.