Posted by Racer on February 18, 2008, at 9:54:24
In reply to TDH, gg + » Dinah, posted by Toph on February 17, 2008, at 21:54:42
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> Maybe I'm a little sensitive because I have over the years attended a few Bipolar support groups (Manic-Depressive support groups at the time) that were invariably filled with depressed people. Ironically you were not welcome if you were manic. Psycho Babble really isn't for everybody is it?That's funny, because when I used to go to a DMDA support group, I was usually the only unipolar there, and often felt overwhelmed by the hypomanic states of the other attendees. It seemed as though I was the only one who showed up in the depths of depression -- that group was teh only thing keeping me alive just then -- everyone else came because they felt good and wanted to talk about it, or they felt angry and aggressive and wanted to talk about that.
Only once in close to two years did I see someone leave because of mania. Something triggered him in the course of the group, and we could see him trying to control himself, but losing the battle. He is the one who said he had to go, although the group leader agreed that he should. That was full fledged "I can FLY" mania, and he had to get somewhere where he could get help. Otherwise, we saw a lot of manic energy in that group -- and me, of course...
Then again, all those groups will work according to local conditions and needs, so the group you went to may have had different rules.
Those groups are not for everyone, and neither is PsychoBabble. I'm just grateful that PsychoBabble has been here for me for so very long now. It's meant a lot to me, despite the difficulties I've experienced -- and the difficulties I have myself in understanding how I can express my own hurt feelings without being uncivil towards someone else.
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