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Toomutch · 11-13-2008, 02:03 PM

I was wondering if any of you have ever read:

The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide by David J. Milkowitz, PhD

I Just bought the book and will be starting a Bipolar Support Group In Dec.
After I complete IOP for depression.

If any of you would like, I could relay what I learn to you.

Live · 11-13-2008, 04:58 PM

It is the best feeling when we can help others, altho' in my case I find that I am the one being helped....have you thought of joining one of the threads where there are several who share together?

Toomutch · 11-13-2008, 05:02 PM

Sure liveweyerd, do you have one in mind?

***nandm*** · 11-13-2008, 05:28 PM

I think Live is referring to either the BP town thread or Jenna's Bi Polar depression Journal thread. On both threads we have a community of bi polar and others with mental health issues who share in general how their lives are going. It is a lot like sitting in a cafe with a group of friends having a cup of coffee and visiting. Nice atmosphere in each thread. Welcome if you choose to join us. :ghug2

Toomutch · 11-13-2008, 05:51 PM

I'd love to...

historyteach · 11-13-2008, 07:44 PM

Welcome, Toomuch!
Glad to see you here, and I'm sure we'll be seeing each other around the forums!

Shalom!

shutterbug · 11-14-2008, 12:25 AM

well....i know i've seen the cover, and i probably have it....and i 'might' have read it....but if i did read it then it was during 2007 or 2006 which is the 2 years most affected by my amnesia.

But either, way, regardless....I'd LOVE to hear about anything interesting you come across and feel like sharing with us!!!

((welcome))

Jenna

jurneyman · 11-14-2008, 08:09 AM

Too Much, Welcome, knowledge is power especially when dealing with the many forms of Bi-Polar. If you haven't researched them yet IMPO it is very important. I was treated for Unipolar for years and was living on and off, with a low grade depression, that I never could get rid of. I had been under a lot of stress, when out of nowhere I got hit with a mixed episode of anxiety, and
major depression. When I found this board I learned about Bi-Polar II, my Pdoc is now trying to treat me for. The anxiety is under control with a mood stabilizer, but I am still in the major depressive episode that I have been in for over 6 months, but someday's like today, I feel a little better. I just thought it was important enough to at least suggest that finding out what type you are dealing with from the beginning, could save you months of pain
and frustration experimenting with trial and error. May the God of your understanding guide your efforts.

mle-sober · 11-15-2008, 04:22 PM

I do have Milkowitz' book and have found it helpful. I have many others also. I basically read anything I can get my hands on about Bipolar. It helps me feel less isolated from the rest of the world. It helps me feel recognized and understood. When I first read about Bipolar, it was a shocking experience of seeing myself in a mirror.

unholy_mess · 11-15-2008, 11:34 PM

Never read that one...please share info!
Has anyone read The Up and Down Life by Paul Jones? Great book; puts a humorous spin on what can otherwise be a daunting, scary disorder! Gives great facts and suggestions, but the author is a comedian so it certainly has a light-hearted feel, which is something I very much needed following my diagnosis!

11-13-2008, 02:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Toomutch with a new light in my eyes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Littleton, Co. Posts: 3,178	Question for bipolars I was wondering if any of you have ever read: The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide by David J. Milkowitz, PhD I Just bought the book and will be starting a Bipolar Support Group In Dec. After I complete IOP for depression. If any of you would like, I could relay what I learn to you. __________________ The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

11-13-2008, 04:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Live Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bristol TN/VA Posts: 11,305 Blog Entries: 5	It is the best feeling when we can help others, altho' in my case I find that I am the one being helped....have you thought of joining one of the threads where there are several who share together? __________________ Each small candle lights a corner of the dark....Roger Waters

11-13-2008, 05:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
Toomutch with a new light in my eyes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Littleton, Co. Posts: 3,178	Sure liveweyerd, do you have one in mind? __________________ The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

11-13-2008, 05:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
*nandm* Life the gift of recovery! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Home is where the heart is Posts: 6,579	I think Live is referring to either the BP town thread or Jenna's Bi Polar depression Journal thread. On both threads we have a community of bi polar and others with mental health issues who share in general how their lives are going. It is a lot like sitting in a cafe with a group of friends having a cup of coffee and visiting. Nice atmosphere in each thread. Welcome if you choose to join us. :ghug2 __________________ NOTE: All BB quotes are from the 1st Edition of the Big Book Depression is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign of being too strong for too long.

11-13-2008, 05:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
Toomutch with a new light in my eyes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Littleton, Co. Posts: 3,178	I'd love to... __________________ The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

11-13-2008, 07:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
historyteach To Life! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 9,303	Welcome, Toomuch! Glad to see you here, and I'm sure we'll be seeing each other around the forums! Shalom! __________________ IMAGINE

11-14-2008, 12:25 AM	#7 (permalink)
shutterbug A picture's worth a 1000 words Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: With any luck, I'm lost in a view finder Posts: 2,947 Blog Entries: 5	well....i know i've seen the cover, and i probably have it....and i 'might' have read it....but if i did read it then it was during 2007 or 2006 which is the 2 years most affected by my amnesia. But either, way, regardless....I'd LOVE to hear about anything interesting you come across and feel like sharing with us!!! ((welcome)) Jenna __________________ I'M FINE!! Fanatically Insecure Neuratic & Emotional Bipolar/Depression support: 1-800-950-NAMI(6264).

11-14-2008, 08:09 AM	#8 (permalink)
jurneyman Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Western N.Y. Posts: 595	Too Much, Welcome, knowledge is power especially when dealing with the many forms of Bi-Polar. If you haven't researched them yet IMPO it is very important. I was treated for Unipolar for years and was living on and off, with a low grade depression, that I never could get rid of. I had been under a lot of stress, when out of nowhere I got hit with a mixed episode of anxiety, and major depression. When I found this board I learned about Bi-Polar II, my Pdoc is now trying to treat me for. The anxiety is under control with a mood stabilizer, but I am still in the major depressive episode that I have been in for over 6 months, but someday's like today, I feel a little better. I just thought it was important enough to at least suggest that finding out what type you are dealing with from the beginning, could save you months of pain and frustration experimenting with trial and error. May the God of your understanding guide your efforts.

11-15-2008, 04:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
mle-sober mle-sober Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Golden, CO Posts: 1,243	I do have Milkowitz' book and have found it helpful. I have many others also. I basically read anything I can get my hands on about Bipolar. It helps me feel less isolated from the rest of the world. It helps me feel recognized and understood. When I first read about Bipolar, it was a shocking experience of seeing myself in a mirror.

11-15-2008, 11:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
unholy_mess Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Orleans, LA/Charlotte, NC Posts: 78 Blog Entries: 1	Never read that one...please share info! Has anyone read The Up and Down Life by Paul Jones? Great book; puts a humorous spin on what can otherwise be a daunting, scary disorder! Gives great facts and suggestions, but the author is a comedian so it certainly has a light-hearted feel, which is something I very much needed following my diagnosis! __________________ "The less I seek my source for some definitive, the closer I am to fine." --Closer to Fine, Indigo Girls

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