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December 04, 2009

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Darlene Sabella

Hi Jerry, your comment about my article filled me with sadness in one since, however, joy in another way. My purpose is to help people, to give direct facts and information that will help them somehow in their personal lifes. You have touched me and I hope you do seek the help you need or you will keep making left turns when you really wanted to go right.

Jerry

Darlene,

This subject is a serious matter to me. I'm in my mid-forties and know that I may have some of these symptoms by some of the decisions that I have made. Reading your article had caused me to confirm a diagnosis and seek the help I feel that is deserved. Thank you for the directness in which the article signifies and will be indebted to you moving forward.

Jerry

Darlene Sabella

Dear Becky, I truly thank you for writing this comments, I am going to forward it to my sister. Most everyone in our family has it on my fathers side. My sister really has done some amazing things, and feeling deeply more then most is a great way to discribe her. Again, thank you for seeing this in a different light, "Gods Light".

Becky

I agree with Donna. There are a lot of great, wonderful people out there who have bipolar disorder. I just finished reading a book titled, "Blessed with Bipolar: 36 God-Given Gifts of Manic-Depression," by Richard Jarzynka. Richard points out that people with this disorder have the power to feel emotions in a way that most people can't, and therefore can empathize and care about people in a way that others may not be able to. In my opinion, this is a true gift from god... being able to help others.

http://www.bipolarman.org/AbouttheAuthor.html

Darlene Sabella

Thank you all for your support and comments. I know this is more serious not only to the people that are afflicted, but also the family and friend.

Darlene Brooks

Darlene ( Dar ) you continously amaze me with your great articles.. As I am in the health field I find lots of great information in your articles.... Keep at it my dear friend,,,,


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Kathie Marsland

Darlene,
I just want to say that I enjoyed your article. I come from a family afflicted by this disease. i too several years for them to diagnose my brother and for many years he suffered not knowing what was wrong with him. Research has come a long way since then and people who are bi polar can be helped. Unfortunately my brother was not one of them. He passed away several years ago at the age of 38. I hope people read this article so that they may either seek help or have a better understanding.

Thanks for the great information!

Susan Knight Dunn

My son is bipolar with paranoid schizo-affect. A lot of people think he must be some kind of freak. If you count the doting uncle who is 26, holds down a job and writes comic books as being a freak they might be right. He's a NICE guy who is often moody and doesn't trust easily.

Thanks for the article hon. I really appreciated it.

darlene Sabella

Yes, people that are creative many of them have Bipolar and that is why it is so hard to keep them on their medication. Thank you Donna, Janet and Tim, I am happy you see the value of coming forth with a toucy subject matter.

Janet Barclay

Darlene, thank you for this post. Too many people don't understand what it's like to live with a mental illness or to share your life with a person with a mental illness. As more people talk openly about it, perhaps the stigma can be reduced or even eliminated some day.

Tim

Darlene,

Another great post, you never seize to amaze me :). It is so hard to tell those people who have bi-polar disease especially since like 80% of those people are not even diagnosed, or worst, are and misdiagnosed. I have a friend his name is Jake, when we were 15 he was diagnosed, I never seen it cause I was so close to him I just dealt with it and loved him for who he was. He moved away at 18 then later told me he never had bi-polar disease he just was ADD. I do know some people who should be diagnosed though lol . I wish I could just tell them to see a doctor but I dont want them to go all crazy on me ;)

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Donna Brown

I worked in mental health for a number of years. I've done a lot of different things in life, Dar) Many of the brightest people around the country are bipolar.

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