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Hi, New To the Forums

bipolarbunnySenior Contributor24 Mar 2021, 8:30 pm AEDT

Hi, New To the Forums

Hi Folks,

I'm new, so still trying to navigate my way around the forums.
I am "blessed" with bipolar, c-ptsd & anxiety. I say blessed with because it has taken me 15 years to learn & grow and understand that I have become a better person because of my struggles with mental illness.

What I struggle with most however is the stigma, ignorance and prejudice there still exists towards people with mental health issues. I'm happy to do my part to bring about awareness wherever I can, so that others will not feel the shame and guilt I struggled with for over a decade.

For fun, I write poetry, paint, draw, play guitar, exercise regularly, anything I can do to get me through those tough times.
Life definitely isn't boring.

Anyway thanks for reading, I hope you all have a wonderful day.
BB 🐰❤️

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Shaz51Senior Contributor24 Mar 2021, 9:29 pm AEDT

Re: Hi, New To the Forums

Hello and welcome @bipolarbunny

Come to Let`s talk about Bipolar thread and meet some members

You are not alone my friend xxx

I will tag you

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Unknown userMember24 Mar 2021, 11:33 pm AEDT

Re: Hi, New To the Forums

Welcome to the fold, you will find the people are quite nice here.

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AussieRechargerSenior Contributor25 Mar 2021, 8:24 am AEDT

Re: Hi, New To the Forums

Welcome...

And thanks for trying to break down those stigmas. Mental health has had an interesting path and even though it affects us all, its something as a society we have not developed ways to handle over the ages. People always fear what they don't understand and sometimes we can be more afraid of offending people that we don't spend the time to understand.

15 years of unique perspective. I loo forward to seeing you around more in the forums.