I just want to add to Alison's great posts that there's a wonderful organization called NARSAD, which is the world's leading charity dedicated to mental health research. EmpowHer is a big advocate of this organization, which does amazing work and also provides excellent educational info and resources. Here's a page on their site dedicated to bipolar disorder: http://www.narsad.org/dc/bipolar_disorder/index.html They also provide an info line at: 800-829-8289 or [email protected].
I personally have a lot of experience with bipolar disorder, as one of my parents has it. My childhood was a little crazy a result, and I felt many times like I was living on a roller coaster. Bipolar disorder is insidious in that it not only impacts the person suffering from it, but the loved ones surrounding that person. When I was a kid, I didn't know any differently -- I thought my experience with a parent who would be happy with me one minute and cruel to me the next was totally normal. As I got older, I thought I was the one who was mentally ill! I really feel for you and your family.
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Hi, Lynn,
I just want to add to Alison's great posts that there's a wonderful organization called NARSAD, which is the world's leading charity dedicated to mental health research. EmpowHer is a big advocate of this organization, which does amazing work and also provides excellent educational info and resources. Here's a page on their site dedicated to bipolar disorder: http://www.narsad.org/dc/bipolar_disorder/index.html They also provide an info line at: 800-829-8289 or [email protected].
I personally have a lot of experience with bipolar disorder, as one of my parents has it. My childhood was a little crazy a result, and I felt many times like I was living on a roller coaster. Bipolar disorder is insidious in that it not only impacts the person suffering from it, but the loved ones surrounding that person. When I was a kid, I didn't know any differently -- I thought my experience with a parent who would be happy with me one minute and cruel to me the next was totally normal. As I got older, I thought I was the one who was mentally ill! I really feel for you and your family.
March 18, 2009 - 3:25pmThis Comment
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