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#1
Mar 30, 2016, 01:47 PM
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Does anyone in real life know that you post on PC? If you've told your pdoc or therapist, that counts.
If people know that you post on PC, do they know what your username is? Do they know you post in the bipolar section? If no one knows, do you plan on telling anyone? Would you be okay with telling someone? |
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#2
Mar 30, 2016, 01:51 PM
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Nope no-one knows at all and I don't plan on telling anyone. This forum is my life line in dark times. I can express myself on here and have no-one judge me in a sense
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#3
Mar 30, 2016, 01:52 PM
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I just tell my husband I have an online support group.
No, I really wouldn't want anyone reading my posts except PC members.
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#4
Mar 30, 2016, 01:54 PM
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My t knows but not my name and no one reads my posts irl
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#5
Mar 30, 2016, 01:55 PM
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Not that I'm aware of. Just you guys....... *peeks through the blinds*. I sure freakin hope not.
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| 1278, jacky8807, Nammu, UpDownMiddleGround
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#6
Mar 30, 2016, 02:03 PM
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Wife. Blames it all due to it.
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#7
Mar 30, 2016, 02:07 PM
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exactly what i was going to say!. the only reason i joined this forum was because my own family shut me out, leaving no alternative to talk about my issues- so i joined this site as a lifeline too. and no... no one knows i post on here |
| Anonymous48850, Anonymous59125, fishin fool
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#8
Mar 30, 2016, 02:07 PM
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T knows but not my name.
Readers on my blog know, but I tell them everything anyway.
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#9
Mar 30, 2016, 02:12 PM
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A couple of people at work do, just because I'm online there sometimes. One saw my username, but I highly doubt he reads my stuff, nor would anyone else. I'm not that interesting. I'm pretty sure they don't even know or remember the name of this site. They're just happy I have somewhere "to go" for support. I believe I told my T when I first started seeing her, but can't remember for sure. I guess I'm pretty open about my bp at work for the most part since I haven't had any negative responses (at least not to my face). And as far as telling other friends, well there hasn't been any reason to do so, plus I don't have many to begin with so I'm kind of limited anyway.
As far as purposely telling anyone, I don't know anyone that would be interested to even know. It has come up in conversations when I'm in an episode, but I usually say I post on message boards to help me when I need it. |
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#10
Mar 30, 2016, 02:27 PM
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When my bipolar symptoms first started getting noticed, I would tell a few people that I posted on a bipolar forum. But I didn't say which one. And I even use a different username than what I normally use online. Now I wouldn't want anyone to know what I post here. It's my little secret.
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#11
Mar 30, 2016, 02:31 PM
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I've told a few people about the site, that it's an excellent sorce of info....but that I post in the forums, no....my username, God no.
No one in real life knows my username and no one on PC knows my real name except the administration...I like it that way.
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Nammu …Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …... Desiderata Max Ehrmann |
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#12
Mar 30, 2016, 02:55 PM
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I tell people about that site but that's it
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#13
Mar 30, 2016, 03:02 PM
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I don't mind if they know (I printed a post to put in my file, about my history and concept of BPD, so they could do a textual search), but I don't want them to ever know I know they know (even a suspicion bordering on epiphany so strong will not bring me to ask them).
I see it as an island that can only be seen by those with BP. In many ways, that will always be true: it requires first-hand experience to really know what we write about, because we are not translating for them. Same goes for those that are in doubt about possible BP: just observe, and you'll know. If you can see the beauty of the island and feel accepted, you know you found a bit of home.
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Mania kills cells. Brain cells die. Memories become more reduced conceptually, making more efficient use of limited means. Memories shape our reality. Our memories are more or less split in two by abstractions, conceptual reductions. Mood states with memories, concepts, attached. Memories of pain and those of joy. It causes instability, changeability. Fearing that will leave an emptiness between pain and joy and a greater divide. See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me, Heal Me. |
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#14
Mar 30, 2016, 03:02 PM
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I think my husband knows I post here, but he doesn't particularly have any curiosity about it. Other than him, I don't know that anyone is aware I post on PC. It isn't something I share with others; no reason to really.
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Mar 30, 2016, 03:07 PM
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That vaccine is long overdue. 
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Mania kills cells. Brain cells die. Memories become more reduced conceptually, making more efficient use of limited means. Memories shape our reality. Our memories are more or less split in two by abstractions, conceptual reductions. Mood states with memories, concepts, attached. Memories of pain and those of joy. It causes instability, changeability. Fearing that will leave an emptiness between pain and joy and a greater divide. See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me, Heal Me. |
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Mar 30, 2016, 03:20 PM
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Oh yeah...,I wore my PC shirt while ip both times recently Mwahaha
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| BipolaRNurse, fishin fool, gina_re, Icare dixit
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#17
Mar 30, 2016, 03:41 PM
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My family and inlaws know. T knows. Anyone who knows me knows my sn. H is very happy I have pc.
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#18
Mar 30, 2016, 03:50 PM
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My family knows I found an online support group, but doesn't know where and doesn't care to know.
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Mar 30, 2016, 04:01 PM
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A tamed mind is the key to happiness. -Fortune Cookie Med Free Since June 30th, 2016 due to a miscarriage. Sweet child of mine, you have set me free. |
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#20
Mar 30, 2016, 04:25 PM
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My husband and therapist know that I post to PC but neither know my username.
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#21
Mar 30, 2016, 04:36 PM
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I have told people in my support group about PC but only my GF
knows I post in the forums.
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Mar 30, 2016, 06:03 PM
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No one other than my mom.
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“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.” -St. Francis of Assisi Diagnosis: Schizoaffective disorder Bipolar type PTSD Social Anxiety Disorder Anorexia Binge/Purge type |
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#23
Mar 30, 2016, 06:14 PM
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wife , a friend or two , my T ... have given her printed copies of posts with user name ... my pdoc knows .. most everyone I know , knows I post ... I tell them it is a forum board ... nothing else .
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#24
Mar 30, 2016, 06:15 PM
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I don't talk to pdoc. She pretty much just fills my scripts n kicks me out. No small talk. My bf knows and knows my username because he saw my tapatalk app. He knows I post in BP and knows I bring up our issues here too. He likes that I have this place as a support system. And I'm sure he likes that I dump all my issues here and not on him lol. Just like me and my male friend who is also BP and known each other for over ten years. My bf trusts it and knows I need the support from someone that understands. I think I got lucky there. |
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#25
Mar 30, 2016, 06:49 PM
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I don't think I've ever mentioned it. My loved ones don't really care much about my online life, which is just the way I like it.
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DX: Bipolar 1 Anxiety Tardive dyskinesia Mild cognitive impairment RX: Celexa 20 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg Geodon 40 mg AM, 60 mg PM Klonopin 0.5 mg PRN Lamictal 500 mg Levothyroxine 125 mcg (rx'd for depression) Trazodone 150 mg Zyprexa 7.5 mg Please come visit me @ http://bpnurse.com |
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