Bipolar Bear

I have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and I'm currently on my way out of a black hole, a major depressive episode. Now I am starting to feel better, I feel inspired to help as I was helped. I found a lot of support from strangers on forums etc online, and I found it so helpful and beautiful to be supported by people who I didn't know, but who had been there themselves and could relate and understand.


I will never claim that I am a 'together' person. For a start, I don't even know what a 'together person' is! But I am still here, and I do know that I have more clarity about myself, and about what it is to feel up or down or sideways, than I have ever done. I have first hand experience with bipolar, depression, self-injury and suicide attempts, as well as (to a less severe extent) the out of control highs that accompany the condition.


I feel compelled to advise that I am NOT a trained mental health professional in ANY way, and my 'advice' will always be a personal opinion, which cannot compare to real medical analysis etc. However, I am willing to act as a listener, and help you work things out if I can, using my own experiences as a guide.


So anyway, there it is. Here I am. Welcome, hello etc. Talk to me, friend me, subscribe.