Posted by Morgana on March 31, 2002, at 22:12:17
In reply to Do you live ALONE w/ your illness or what? « ST, posted by Dr. Bob on March 31, 2002, at 10:49:59
Janelle,
I am actually engaged to be married. :o)
My fiancé and I met at a mood disorder support group. Yep. It does happen.
We are both Bi-Polar. He's I and I'm II.
His family has had more years of experience supporting him and his illness. It is relatively new to my family. I've only been officially diagnosed for 2 years. Until my diagnosis, my family just thought I was umm... either not in this world or on some new and wonderful idea that would crash in 6 months or so. :)
I have been through some hard, hard things in my life and finally - I have found happiness and peace. I never thought it would happen.
Together Allen and I have 3 girls. 11, 10 & 6.
If you are looking for support systems, groups are a good way to find comfort. When I started attending the mood disorder group (where Allen and I met), I was so relieved to realize that I wasn't the only crazy person out there. And the group is a wonderful source of information on meds and experiences. The group is much like this forum, just a bit smaller (no world coverage :o) ).
Morgana, BPII - Nardil and Lamictal
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