Not at all. Knowing this fact just makes me know more about you.

I think it will make you more interesting than ever!!;)

Of course not. Bipolar or not you are still you and from what I have seen you are a good person.

Not at all. I have several friends who are bipolar and many, like me, who are depressives.

Maybe, and I say that not because I think bi-polar makes you a less likable person, but because it's about the context of the situation in which you communicate that information. For instance, if you define yourself first thing as being bi-polar, it is you defining yourself through your ailment. This is a victim mentality that most people find offensive and hard to tolerate. If, on the other hand, it came up topically during conversation then it adds depth to your character. Or, if you were having an episode and I was confused or concerned...then it would be an appropriate piece of information.

We're all fucked up in some way, and that certainly includes me, so no, it won't make me want to not get to know you, or anyone. So let's all get along. :)

No not at all!

No. I know many people who have it. They do not scare me. They are good friends. (I knew they had it before they were "diagnosed").

Of course not.

No it won't. You're you. I'm me. It's all cool Wanbli :)

Nope. Stay on your meds, though. Best of luck :)

You're still you, Wanbli! I liked you before, why should I quit liking you?

At least you aren't Manic Depressive!

No. Why would your having any sort of medical/psychological condition make anyone want to know you less? Everyone has one issue or another to deal with... that's part of what makes us all different. Your being bipolar shouldn't affect anyone's perception of you, just as if you'd been diagnosed with diabetes or asthma or depression or any other condition. If it does make someone want to know less about you, then you probably don't need them to know you at all. Just my opinion.

No, there are many people out there with mental illnesses and disorders and they are often much more interesting than people without.

Of course not. Bipolar Disorder can be a disabling psychiatric disorder. The person suffering from this disorder did not ask for it. Just like the person who became ill with a medical disease -- they also did not necessarily ask to become sick. Very interesting question. Hopefully, the answers to this question will encourage those who know they have the disorder and also shed some light to those who know that something just isn't right. For more information on Bipolar Disorder see the below link: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_disorder)

We've had wonderful interactions and I consider you my friend, Wanbli. I am not a fair-weathered friend, to be sure. ((((((hug)))))))

Nah, it's cool. Doesn't bother me.

nope. i'm clinically diagnosed with a few forms of depression and OCD. if you can deal with that, we'll get along fine, i'm sure =)

No..

I'm sure it makes life more interesting-so why not?

Of course not many people have this condition. One of them is my daughter. I know sevsral other people who suffer with it; I am and always will be your friend.

No. I have enjoyed your presence here and it doesn't matter to me.

Of course not..why would it?

No,if people dont it's their loss...

I see no reason what a doctor says. If they told you that you have bipolar, I am sure you had it long before they told you so the friendship we have will not be any less.

No, absolutely not.

not at all! but PLEASE get second opinion, I bet if I walked into that doctors office, they would diagnose me with something too and give me pills to take, since psychiatric issues can't be proven and doctors are paid commissions for drugs, its kind of a scam business.

Not at all. I suffer from Bipolar II myself, which is the depressive form of the condition.

Of course not! There is no more stigma regarding mental issues anymore from my experience. I'm also depressed and bi-polar. Please put yourself in other people's shoes though - if you don't get medication you could be a very painful person to be around, particularly to those who really love you.

Not at all. :D

no not at all.

Lots of folks have your condition. I know a few, they usually admit it freely which is kind of scary but it's good to know. I am not perfect. I have Fibromyalgia and IBS and maybe some other problems I don't even know about. You are cool, I like having you around.

No. That would have no bearing on whether I liked you as a friend or not. Geting to know who you were would be the deciding factor. None of us can help most of our physical attributes--the most we can do is decide to try to be better people.

No, two of my closest friends are bipolar. They are wonderful people, leading good lives. No one could pick them out of the crowd when we are all out together. Do take your meds, they are important, but aside from that, just live your life. A bit of advice from one of them though. He passes this on to people newly diagnosed with bipolar. Have your thyroid checked.

Nope! So c'mon! Spill your guts!

no way!! we all have our own issues right? and if anyone is sad enough to judge you then, they are probs not the kind you want to know anyway. you're fine...we are all.

No it will make me want to know more, because so am I

Someone close to me was diagnosed with Bipolar & I love, like & care about that person immensely.

Many people are afraid of people diagnosed with bipolar because they don't know what to expect from a person who fluctuates so rapidly in their mood swings from deep dark suicidal thoughts to exhilarated feelings of being able to fly by jumping off the Empire State Building. Being diagnosed with Bipolar disorder is not the end of the world. Though it can be for you, your family and your friends, if not treated in some manner. Bipolar Disorder is most often diagnosed by behavior and not scientific facts. Many professionals believe bipolar disorder is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. I believe chemical imbalances are caused by many factors; stress, recent trauma, past trauma, food we eat, water we drink, air we breath, thoughts we believe, learned behaviors of coping (whether successful at it or not) etc. A universal law exists that says we can REDIRECT energy of all kinds. On my farm we REDIRECTED a stream one shovel load at a time and before you knew it the stream was moved 30 feet from its original bed. It's the same with bipolar disorder. You can redirect bipolar symptoms out of your life by following the same principles of redirection, one small step at a time, doing what is necessary to redirect the neurotransmitters to fire correctly in your brain. To do that, know where you are now and where you want to go to. Most want WELLNESS. WELLNESS is possible-follow the Universal Laws of NEW START. Nutrition, Exercise, Water (pure), Sunshine, Temperance (in all things especially those habits or foods that are known to cause chemical changes in the body), Air (breath only pure air), Rest (get a good amount of sleep each night. Disturbed sleep=a disturbed mind) and Trust in the Divine Power. This is a good start in getting your chemical imbalance back in order without the use of drugs. Only those with a determined mind set to win over this bipolar disorder need apply. If you believe you are a "victim of your bipolar disease" you will soon find yourself in that role. You'll have plenty of professionals help you stay in the victim role (remember they need you to need them for them to be successful financially). You need to determine for yourself if you want to get well and you can. There's more info on www.no-more-bipolar-disorder.com, about overcoming bipolar symptoms and how to begin your journey toward WELLNESS. Bon Voyage, Catherine Dr. Cares @ www.no-more-bipolar-disorder.com The most innovative bipolar site on the web where you can find if you or a loved one has bipolar symptoms, what to do about it and how to begin your journey toward WELLNESS.

No. Should it? I will only judge you on how you treat me:)

Bipolar people are unique in many ways, my psychiatrist and both a agree that for Bipolar people there is "no box". We can see and feel out side the realm of "normal" people and it can be in a way andvantage if you look at it like that. Normal people are boring, even though we suffer, the pain brings us closer to the truth than anyone else will every be. Think of your diagnosis as a gift, now you can, with meds and therapy, learn to see what it can really mean. I've been suicidal half my life but I've learned that the answer lies in trying to find the truth. I have been diagnoised for 15 years and over time I've come to realize the possiblities and you should to. It doesn't have to be a handcap but instead voyage most people don't get to take. MY best advice is educate yourself, the more knowledge and people you communicate with the better understanding you will have and the more comfortable you will feel. Good Luck!

Not at all. I'm bipolar too.

Of course not :) And it doesn't make me think any different of you, why should it?

Stop being so silly. Of course not. It is part of what makes you, you.

It would not prevent me from wanting to get to know you because I am bipolar too. We need to be advocates for eachother.

Wanbli, you have always been a great friend. We have always had good conversations. This would make no difference to me. I am proud to call you my friend. I look forward to our many future conversations!

Not at all. I think we all are manic depressive to an extent. Hardly would that be a hindrance in me wanting to know more about you. You have all of my heartfelt sympathy and my concerns.

Absolutely not :)

Of course not. One of my ex girlfriends, several of my closest friends, and quite probably even I, am/are Bipolar. They're all wonderful people (Well, I don't know about that "I" guy, but all the others are).

Nope. I have friends with OCD, BiPolar, Anxiety/Panic disorders. I myself have been diagnosed with depressive disorder as well as social anxiety disorder. I think we may have something in common.

No biggie, I think we would get along well I have it too.

nah, as long as you dont like reach through the computer with a katana, Im good.

no. come and have a big sloppy hug

It's always nice learn (outside of school) so no is my answer

ofcourse not!! there are a lot of people who are bipolar. It doesn't make you any less of a person!!

I have a really good friend that is bipolar. I can tell when she is off her medication thought. Usely I will ask and she never lies (she might get angry when I ask)to me about it. Then I tell she need to go back to her dr and about a week or two she back to her old loveable self.

No... I have known a few Bi Polar people and I think that within the right perspective, they are some of the most creative and talented, deepest and most human people. You have to be careful with mental diagnosis. Sometimes what a doctor calls Bi Polar and medicates half to death to control them... Is often just a misunderstood, artistic, or overly sensitive human soul that has a hard time in this world where everyone is expected to be the same as everyone else. When you harm yourself or others due to said "illness" then it is time to get someone elses help.

I was diagnosed with Bi-Polar disorder 5 years ago. None of my friends left me and a lot of them seek out my knowledge on many problems they have. I just met new friends 3 months ago, they had no clue I was bi-polar until I told them. I have been on medication for 5 years and have been on the same prescription for 3-4. It takes a little while to find the right combination for you but hang in there and I am sure you will be just fine. Just remember if you make good friends they will stick with you in times of need. Sometimes its a good idea to wait a while when meeting new people so they are not to quick to judge. Good Luck

i also have bi polar an depression,ptsd,borderline personality---it is important for you to see medical help, get on medication and try therapy--mental illness is a very misunderstood disorder...i have been called crazy psycho-bitch etc.-----i even lost my daughter when my ex used my medical records against me in court--thats fucked up--but people are just ignorant and don't ralize it is an illness that we cn't control---if you take care of yourself---take your medication and not be afraid to ask for help it will be ok----most people probably won't even know--and if they don't like you cause you have it then yoou don't need them in your life--i won't lie its a long hard road--but don't give up---i also have two kids with it also so i have alot of knowledge and understanding about it--if you ever need to talk my email is tink1999_69@yahoo.com--and if you really need to talk let me know and ill give you my home number---be strong,don't give up and know your notalone-----your bi polar friend pixie

it wouldn't stop me from getting to know you at all.my boyfriend's bipolar and im deeply in love with him.

No, it makes me more interested, my boyfriend is bipolar.

haha, you'd be surprised how many people look past a mental illness diagnosis. I have Bipolar Disorder too, I was diagnosed at 14, and now 5, (almost 6) years later I continue to make lots of friends and enjoy many relationships. And usually, just to make things easier, I tell people right away up front, I tell them that somedays I will ignore their calls because I can't handle talking, that some days I will freak out about the most miniscule issues, and other days I will bawl for hours for "no reason". And usually they accept this. When I'm freaking out, I just tell them "I'm just having a bipolar freak out, it's nothing, but it's a huge deal to me", and they let it go. The biggest step for me was finding the right medication. My mood swings wore on the people around me, not to mention they made my life a lot more difficult. I was too depressed to do homework, fled from social situations when panic attacks hit, picked fights with anyone and everyone. Regardless, even without the right medications, I still found friends. Good people, people who make friends for deeper reasons look past these things. My friends knew I was a good person deep down, I was honest, caring, open, and always wanting to take care of everyone around me when I wasn't crashing. So they always did their best to help me pull through. You may lose some friends over time who aren't really willing to invest in a friendship if you are going to need more than just chats about sports or the mall, but the friends you do find will be better for you and your relationships will last longer. The same goes for dating relationships. And like the person above me said, which is so very true...you've been living with this for awhile....having the diagnosis doesn't change anything, it just makes it so people can better understand WHY you do the things you do, and what can be done about it. And by the way, there can still be happy endings for you....never forget that! After I found the right medications, I started taking college classes my junior year in high school, I got a job, which I've now kept for 2 years, I've been in two relationships that each lasted two years, and I'm usually pretty happy. I have my bad days, but my life didn't end when I was diagnosed, it just began.

No not me but alot of people would I don't have any mental helth issues but I do have issues that simply can not be talked about at all to yoru avarage person. I'd keep it to your self, don't tell people.

I even want to know more about you since I got the same diagnosis like 22 years ago...

I was diagnosed with Bipolar when I was 16 and, since then I can honestly say i've met more people with Bipolar then I thought I would ever know!!! I was scared at first to tell anyone but,then realized if they were my real friends they wouldnt judge me because of my illness they! They would except it and,try to help me cope with it!

Not at all! I also have Bipolar (type II w/rapid-cycling). So...I completely understand where you are coming from!

No, matter of fact I see you as a person who needs a friend maybe more now than ever as you try to process this diagnoses. I know a person who I use to find so frustrating because of some of the things they would do. As I get to know them better (that took a long time) I'm starting to think there has GOT to be a medical problem behind all this, maybe even Bipolar . I wonder if this person has been diagnosed. If they have I think it would be best if they would let people know. Because I find I am more forgiving towards this person; THINKING this could possibly be the problem. If people KNEW they would possibly be more compationate.

Not at all. My brother's bipolar, it's just an illness. I wouldn't want to know any less of you if you had cancer, for example, so it wouldn't be the case with bipolar. :) Here's a question for YOU. I have psychosis, OCD and anorexic tendencies. Does this prevent you from wanting to know more about ME? :P

Pffft! I already know a lot about you and I consider you a great friend. Doesn't bother me a bit. You know I luv ya!

No, it doesn't, I to have suffered with bi polar and it takes a strong person to realize they have a problem and then do something about it and openly admit to it :)

bipolar is not the person, it an illness. I don't find it something I suffer from. but blessed with.

plz tell me more about you and its hard telling the world that you suffer from mentel illness so i admire you courige ,i think i might be bipoler so plz let me know more about you

I would like to be very honest with you inregards to being bipolar, I was in a relationship 17 years with a man that was bipolar, I never really understood what bipolar was but I knew as long as he self medicated by using weed he was the best person in the world, but when he didn't have it he was very abusive and hurt me and my children in more ways than one, him being bipolar didn't make me break it off but tha fact that he didn't want to get medical help did because I knew if he didn't have money for his weed I would have hell to pay, but if he got on the meds that was prescribe to him we would be able to have a happy life, so my answer to you Sweet heart is no I would love to know you and everything about you and what is of interest to you, but my best advice I could give you is to take the clinical help that is being offered to you it will make your life and those you love and want to love much easier to live. Good Luck to you!!

Nope. Why would it?

I've known for some time and doesn't change my mind one bit about you.

nope, not at all you happen to be one of the more interesting people on here

I was married to a man with Bipolar for 13 years, it was hell, only because he would not take his medicine and he did street drugs. In stating that, I also have a best friend with Bipolar whom I haven't left! (small attempt at humor) Anyways I now work with people who have Bipolar, I advocate for them in the community and I support them in whatever it is they need support for. The disability does not describe the man but the man does shine through the disability. Oh yeah, your question! It would never prevent me from wanting to know more about you!

Not at all!

I like you!

No, infact it makes me want to know more; more about your life story and the factors which have contributed towards your diagnoses

Heck no. Two of my closest friends have been diagnosed. Theyre fantastic people and Im sure you are too.

Hey Chief, no way. Im a mental health nurse who supports lots of young people with Bipolar & Psychosis. All of them are fab young people who achieve their aspirations & have lots of friends. They are generally quite open to their friends about their difficulties & their friends are often supportive & helpful, especially in manic phases to make sure their ok. We must fight potential stigma together & educate people who don't understand, as we all have mental health that moves along a continum at different points in our life. x

we would still be great friends. if anyone's willing to tell you that they're not going to be your friend because of something like this then they were never your friend in the first place.

has no bearing at all. i would feel no differently if you were diagnosed with cancer, measles or the common cold. You are who you are and that is what matters.

No, it makes me want to know more.

Doesn't really matter to me either way.

I just got diagnosed too, and I'm soon to turn 59. I've lost all I ever owned, all my writing and artwork, property, all due to this illness. I have two failed marriages and several relationships. It has sent me into a suicidal tailspin several times since I was a child. When UP I could have done a comedy stand-up like friggin Jim Carrey. It is imperative that YOU like you....then others will. To hell with those who don't. At least our illness has a name :)

no course not dont be silly. id like to know you regardless what you have or what your mood changes to

I am Bipolar too. Many people still wanting to know about me, and I have good friends everywhere. Don't feel that you are too strange or fucked up. Most people are strange in some ways, and have many problems. It is ok to share that with tursting people around you.

Of course not! In fact, I think it would make certain people want to know MORE about you. But I was diagnosed a few years ago and some people are still uneasy of it and don't believe the 4 doctors that confirmed it with my parents. Hold tight, it'll get easier.

NO NO NO !!!! I have a beautiful, loving , incredible, smart daughter who suffers from Bipolar(manic depression) disorder as well a several Past friends and knowing her and them has enriched my life so much! Having a problem you did not choose is not a reason to not want to know you! I will admit it can be hard to deal with the pain the disorder causes fir the person suffering yet it also helps me realise that we are all vonerale and we all NEED others

To be honest, I certainly do NOT want any more mentally ill people in my life. I had the misfortune of being brought up by a bi-polar woman, having to watch her trying to kill herself at a very young age, to the dreaded embarrassment of her being on a high, to her then irrationally turning on me. It took me all of my late teens recovered from that headfuck. My dad said to me; No matter what you do, never marry a mentally ill person, no matter how much you love them, it is not worth it. The ammount of emotional trauma she's caused my siblings and I. Of course "not her fault" I have experienced the reality of being close to someone with this disorder. I don't want any mentally ill person in mine or my child's life. Thankyou very much.

I have a friend who has bipolar and she is a lovely person, so no i would never let something like that stop me from wanting to know more about you x

No way because more people have bi-polar than you will ever realize. There are so many people who should have been diagnosed with it but weren't and they ended up killing people like that Vietnamese guy in New York who lost his job and decided to kill innocent people in an immigration center. If he had been diagnosed with mental illness, he would've been taking medication every day and collected disability. He probably would kill his co-workers if he had a job he didn't like. That guy was sick and needed medication. Bi-polar people like me, you, and whoever else can't deal with the ups and downs of life in a relaxed way because of a chemical imbalance in the brain need medication. It isn't like depression. It is far worse and more dangerous. The mania needs to be medicated which means it needs to be balanced out. You can ease your depression without medication if it is not severe depression.

Definately not. One of my greatest friends is Bipolar. It runs in her family and if it wasn't for her I think I would go insane. She is one of the most intelligent and thoughtful people I have met and I love her dearly. She has the most terrible episodes of depression which I too find a strain and a tremendous worry. But all she needs is reassurance that everything will be all right and she will get through it. I am a friend and I hope I am a support to her. But hey, we all have our idiosyncracies and this just happens to be hers. Good luck to you Chief.+5

I guess it's the whole cliche of knowing what sort of people your "friends" are. I guess it can separate the narrow minded from the open, perhaps even the intelligent from the not so :P I have Bi Polar Disorder and it helps me to define who I actually want as a friend, so it's all that bad :)

Not in the least, but then again, I'm Bipolar as well. I think there's a lot of false ideas about people with mental disorders and such, and there's somewhat of a social fear of people with disorders such as this. People are generally scared of what they don't understand.

Brother, I love you regardless of what you have or don't have, you are an important friend and trusted confidant - I will never leave you! So nananananaaanah~! :P

No I would love to get to know you better. I deal with BiPolar people all the time and they are some of the sweetest most caring people you will ever meet. People are scared of the mentally ill when only about 5% if that much are dangerous to others. I would love to get to know you