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Mar 17, 2018 at 08:11 AM
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Hello everyone,
I have decided to restart the bipolar support chat. The first meeting will occur at 7 PM MST on April 4th, 2018. You can find it in the community calendar and determine when it runs in your time zone. It is currently a biweekly group. It is a 90 min chat focusing on Bipolar Disorder. The first half hour will be a check in, allowing members to discuss how their fortnight has been. The next hour will focus on a topic, either chosen ahead of time or determined by the group. The chat will allow adult discussions and all sub-types of Bipolar are welcome. Thank you, Merlin __________________ It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence, to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: "And this, too, shall pass away." How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction! ---"Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society". Abraham Lincoln Online. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. September 30, 1859. Last edited by Merlin; Mar 17, 2018 at 08:34 AM.. |
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Mar 17, 2018 at 09:41 AM
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Thanks so much for your service here.
 WC __________________ May we each fully claim the courage to live from our hearts, to allow Love, Faith and Hope to enLighten our paths. 
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Mar 17, 2018 at 11:26 AM
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Mar 17, 2018 at 12:22 PM
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Great! I haven't yet done a chat. Thank you, Merlin
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Mar 17, 2018 at 02:52 PM
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It will be on alternating Wednesdays.
__________________ It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence, to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: "And this, too, shall pass away." How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction! ---"Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society". Abraham Lincoln Online. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. September 30, 1859. |
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Mar 17, 2018 at 02:54 PM
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I moderate another chat on Wednesday’s . I guess I’ll have to do both. |
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Mar 17, 2018 at 03:22 PM
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I'm glad to see you bring this back. I don't have bipolar but I recall that many people found a live chat useful for this disorder.
__________________  What if I fall? Oh, my dear, but what if you fly? Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia. Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less... |
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Apr 04, 2018 at 06:41 PM
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Hello, my name is Laura, though I also answer to Merlin.
I have lead the Bipolar Support Chat in the past and am glad to restart it. The chat will run for approximately 90 minutes on Wednesdays at 7 PM MST/MDT every second week. Adult conversation is allowed, however please limit the adult discussion to the effects of your illness, such as hyper-sexuality, or medications side effects. I don’t want to hear about your favourite positions. https://forums.psychcentral.com/chat...hat-rooms.html. The chat will start with a 30 – 45 minute check in. I will ask members, by username, how they are doing, how their last couple of weeks have been and if there is anything they would like to talk about. I will finish the check in by describing how I am doing. I will try to address every member in the room, but if anyone is late, they may not get the opportunity to participate in the check in. After the check in, I will start a discussion. We may discuss topics that the groups has brought up, or I may bring in a topic, such as early warning signs, to discuss. All members, whether late or on time are invited to the topical discussion. I will take notes during the discussions and post a summary of what we’ve discussed in my Bipolar Support Chat threads in Chat Announcements and the Bipolar Sub forum. You are also welcome to submit topic suggestions in these threads. All Community Guidelines apply while in chat. https://forums.psychcentral.com/rule...uidelines.html. Please use the self-care tools -- such as placing other members on Ignore whom you don't get along with -- while in chat. __________________ It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence, to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: "And this, too, shall pass away." How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction! ---"Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society". Abraham Lincoln Online. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. September 30, 1859. |
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Apr 05, 2018 at 11:32 AM
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Well I'll have to catch it next time. I've never done a chat on here before.
__________________ Son: 14, 12/15/2009 R.I.P.  Daughter: 20  Diagnosis: Bipolar with Psychosis. Latuda 100 mgs. |
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Apr 05, 2018 at 10:53 PM
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On April 4, 2018 we discussed coping strategies. The following coping strategies were suggested:
__________________ It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence, to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: "And this, too, shall pass away." How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction! ---"Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society". Abraham Lincoln Online. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. September 30, 1859. |
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