Hi, Jewells,
And welcome to the mental health forum of SR!
I know what you mean about some of the forums being so mean, LOL!
Just take care of you, and as they say,
"Take what you need and leave the rest!"
You don't need other people's bad behavior or their drama, right?
There's some wonderful resources here on the forum. I highly suggest:
Bipolar II, Mood Swings without Mania; Brain Tours; Stress and Depression; Hormones and Mood; and more...
and
http://health.nytimes.com/health/gui.../overview.html
Both resources have up to date information in easy to understand language.
There's also a thread by nandm with info on it that's quite helpful.
and there's a link in the stickies with LOTS of pertinent information.
I hope to see you around. I look forward to gettig to know you.
Shalom!