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EbnamikCasual Contributor
I've been living with bipolar for 17 years and I've never met anybody with bipolar one. It's been a very lonely journey. I'm fortunate to have very supportive family and very good Doctor Who is a psychologist and a psychiatrist. I'm quite well these days are really looking to speak to people who have shared in the same sort of experiences I have.
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BunniekinsSenior Contributor
@Ebnamik Hi Ebnamik I was firstly diagnosed with Bipolar I now I am diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder. I am more than happy to talk with you. We are a friendly group of formites. All you have to do to send a message by putting the formites name with a @ in front ot it like I did for you. They will then be sent a notification of your posting. Take care, greenpea
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MaggieSenior Contributor
@Ebnamik Another welcome from me.
@frog might be able to offer some shared experiences.
Like @Bunniekins I was diagnosed and medicated for bipolar 1. Now I have DID CPTSD, and a few other labels that go together I think.
I hope you find the forums helpful.
A forum tip for tagging. @ brings a dropdown, and you can tag us.
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EbnamikCasual Contributor
@Bunniekins what is a formite
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BunniekinsSenior Contributor
@Ebnamik it is just a nick name we in the forums call our selves.Forum-ites,
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SnowbirdCasual Contributor
Hey @Ebnamik
I am also new to the forum, I have bipolar I and I haven't met anyone with it either (except in hospital)
I first became ill/was diagnosed 8 years ago, and similar to you have a supportive professional team and in a good place. I am always open to sharing my experiences but it is true that people don't actually know what things are like.
Happy to talk here,
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EbnamikCasual Contributor
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MaggieSenior Contributor
@Ebnamik If you mean off line conversations, we don’t have that option.
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frogSenior Contributor
Hello and welcome @Ebnamik and @Snowbird
I was drawn to the forum because I felt isolated living with Bipolar 1. It has been life changing to be among people who get it.
I went undiagnosed for decades, which was lonely because I had a sense that my experience wasn't lining up with the majority but had no way to understand or articulate that.
Let me know if you have any questions about my experience. Everyone's is different but it helps to find some common ground. Take care, frog.
PS Hi @Maggie @Bunniekins hope you are travelling ok. I am, off and on... there are times when I think I'm going to fall in a heap from the weight of this year and its many troubles, but hanging in there.
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