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Bipolar Disorder For Dummies:
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Following are links to the stories that visitors have posted so far, listed newest to oldest. An alphabetical listing is in the navigation bar on the right.
Bipolar Relationship Concerns (New)
Boyfriend with Bipolar Won’t Listen
Sarah Emmerling: Letter to My Younger Self
Ryan Rivera: Roommate with Bipolar
Tom: What If I Never Escape This?
Steve on Rebuilding a Life: Part 2
Jessica: Bipolar II in Midlife
Maddie, A College Student with Bipolar II
Strong Love: Husband with Bipolar
A Therapist Who Believed in Me
Simon Jones (New)
Whitney: Father of Her Children Has Bipolar
Amy: Husband with Bipolar
An Honest Heart: Boyfriend with Bipolar
Brent: Gone But Scared of the Nightmare Return
Birgit: Husband with Bipolar
Dealing with a Lack of Intimacy
Cherise (New)
mekj77 Tired of Being Paranoid
Changes That Improve Mental and Physical Health
Tony’s Story: Living with Bipolar II
Me vs. “Normal”: Living with Bipolar as a Teenager
A Backhanded Blessing by Neil Walton
My Black Dog by Neil
JR: Need Help with Bipolar Boyfriend
Bipolaroni – Rita C.
Debbie Bruce: Addiction or Bipolar I?
Manic: Dancing To A Different Tune
Tom Smith on Unconditional Love
Take Action to Change Your Partner’s Reaction
From Withdrawal to Awakening: A Continuing Journey
Michelle from Manchester, England
You’ll Never Work in This Town Again!
Sherry’s Story: Bipolar Family
Larry and Linda Drain (Hopeworks Community of Tennessee)
Jill’s story of her daughter Bri
“The Unhealable Disease” (a Poem by George)
Terri Cheney, author of Manic: A Memoir
Victor Kennedy, author of Hypomanic – Mad in England
David from Manchester, England
Raising Nathan (Childhood/Adolescent Bipolar)
A Wife’s Story (Married to Bipolar)
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Hello brave people,
I would just like to tell you about our just-released story: Words With My Father: A Bipolar Journey Through Turbulent Times.
Multiple NAMI and DBSA chapters have used WWMF and its book club kit to facilitate conversations.
Synopsis:
A deceased father and alive son discuss the development of the father’s bipolar condition during the turmoil of the 1960s and explore the insights into better mental health that readers can learn from his dramatic story.
Context:
In short, WWMF offers a gripping portrait of the development of my father’s bipolar condition and how it manifested into a dramatic and often dangerous existence during the turmoil of the Civil Rights, Peace and Conservation movements.
While obviously biased, I believe it really offers nuggets of wisdom and new perspective. Would love to know what you think.
With gratitude, Luke