IdiotAtLarge Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 No, I am not in any legal trouble. The jury (me, myself and I) is still out on this board, I am just being honest (Paranoid much? Not me!) I have looked at other support boards for years, but never joined them because 'being outside the norm' isn't something that can be sugar-coated. I went to a Bipolar Support Group just once, and that was all it took. I was the only male to attend, and kept receiving looks like many wished I wasn't there. I was polite, and didn't say much as I was new. At the end of the meeting, I thanked them for their time and left. Not one person asked me to come back - conclusion: No more support groups for me. I was diagnosed as Bipolar I NOS (manic-hyper instead of manic-depressive) many many moons ago. No, I am not in the habit of mooning anyone, I am Native American with an offbeat sense of humor. I need humor to just help me get by sometimes. Anyways, I have worked with psychiatirsts and psychologists for a long time now, and my condition started to get worse in the Fall 2004; my most recent diagnosis is Bipolar I Ultra-Radian. This has impacted my life to the point I can't work a 'regular' job. I have lots and lots of days where I am high-functioning, and then there are days I lock myself away from the world; due to my training, I am capable of great violence (so I lock myself away and trust very few). This is just my quick intro... I will be exploring the board in more depth, but I really like what I have seen so far. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kablume Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Well welcome to the board. We're glad to have you here. Really. I hope you find your way around and make yourself at home. Sorry you got a bad taste on BP groups. They are not all like that. I go to one occasionally. When I need some face time. I think you will like it here. A lot of warped sense of humors. But anyway, welcome again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatty Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Hi! This is the best support group I've found. I hope to see you around the boards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix_Rising Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Welcome. I hope you'll find CrazyBoards a comfortable, safe place to be. Peace, Phoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olga Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Hello and welcome to our little asylum. I'm glad you found us and I hope you find some good information here. It might be useful to read our rules---there aren't many, but it avoids misunderstandings later on. Feel free to PM me or one of the other mods if you have a question. olga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdiotAtLarge Posted March 1, 2009 Author Share Posted March 1, 2009 Thanks for the welcomes! And warning, but I have read the rules, don't like nipple clamps and want to know more about the free cookie! I am a moderator on a different board, where only the other Mods know I have a Bipolar condition. Ahhh, the tangled webs we weave... I am luckier than a lot of people with Bipolar that I have met; in that I have a wonderful wife who does her best to understand and tries to help the best that she can. She knows when I start to isolate, it is not a good sign. So, instead of leaving me alone the way I want, she makes me come out and play with my grandson - pisses me off. But being alone gives me way to much time to think, and I think more and more, and then rapidly into a manic phase. So I guess it is better to be pissed off, at least that is what they tell me. I have spent a lot of time reading threads and thinking "Been there, done that", so I may be in the right place. I am going to continue reading for awhile until I get a better feeling of what posts go where, and then you will probably have to tell me to shut-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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