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Let me start by telling you that I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder two years ago. I have struggled with this illness longer than that. I am putting this website up in hopes that it may reach just one person and help them. This is not going to be some medical site that tells you exactly what bipolar disorder is. It is going to tell you how it effects a person's life and daily activities. I have been hospitalized three times for suicidal thoughts....never an attempt, just thoughts. However, I know so many people who have attempted and came very close to losing their lives due to this illness. That's why I feel that people should be more aware of their feelings and not just push them aside and say "oh, I'm just having a really bad day".
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I found that I was having "really bad days" quite often. They only kept getting worse. The worse they got, the worse I got. I eventually would stay in bed all the time. I didn't want to go anywhere or do anything. I didn't even want to see or talk to any of my friends. I ended up quitting my job. My life had become my bedroom. I would cry at the least little thing or laugh at the most inappropriate thing. I had turned into someone that I was definitely not. It took a while for anybody to figure out that I was in a position that I really needed help. Then they had to convince me that I needed help. Now that I look back on it, I know that if I hadn't gotten any help at all I would be dead.
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