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12-12-2020 11:05 AM
12-12-2020 11:05 AM
Never met anyone else with Bipolar 1
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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12-12-2020 01:03 PM
12-12-2020 01:03 PM
Re: Never met anyone else with Bipolar 1
@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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12-12-2020 01:16 PM
12-12-2020 01:16 PM
Re: Never met anyone else with Bipolar 1
@Ebnamik Another welcome from me.
@frog might be able to offer some shared experiences.
Like @greenpea 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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12-12-2020 01:20 PM
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Re: Never met anyone else with Bipolar 1
@greenpea what is a formite
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12-12-2020 03:49 PM
12-12-2020 03:49 PM
Re: Never met anyone else with Bipolar 1
@Ebnamik it is just a nick name we in the forums call our selves.Forum-ites,
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12-12-2020 08:38 PM
12-12-2020 08:38 PM
Re: Never met anyone else with Bipolar 1
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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12-12-2020 09:38 PM
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12-12-2020 09:45 PM
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12-12-2020 11:41 PM
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Re: Never met anyone else with Bipolar 1
I had a period of depression and mania (about half a year together) than had a psychotic episode so they diagnosed me after that, although told me it was likely a once off thing (it wasn't as I found out a year later and that was my turning point for learning how to live with it)
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13-12-2020 05:37 AM
13-12-2020 05:37 AM
Re: Never met anyone else with Bipolar 1
@Ebnamik If you mean off line conversations, we don’t have that option.