tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post1236759572613354121..comments2023-04-28T10:53:10.258+01:00Comments on KNITMAN: LIVING WITH BI-POLARAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14864658805462324550noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-25981351096088241472013-05-12T19:38:38.384+01:002013-05-12T19:38:38.384+01:00Haven't been around lately Colin as I am overw...Haven't been around lately Colin as I am overwhelmed with things that need doing, but dropped by and read this post - it is wonderfully cogent and expressive. I know what pain you suffer, but if the majority of people in the world were as sane as you the planet would be a great place to live!Georginahttp://rosecolouredworld.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-19668467557807160562013-05-03T06:51:02.271+01:002013-05-03T06:51:02.271+01:00You, of course, have no way of knowing that my nie...You, of course, have no way of knowing that my niece is suffering from bi-polar, newly diagnosed. Through the years I have read your postings, there have been so very many times they have been helpful, personally, to me. You seem to almost know what is going on in my life and use your own issues and insights to help me navigate mine. It's obvious this happens with other people, as well. There's no way we can ever repay you for your kindness and insights.Irisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-46246579448070142022013-05-02T00:52:20.871+01:002013-05-02T00:52:20.871+01:00Dear Colin - I agree completely with midnightvelve...Dear Colin - I agree completely with midnightvelvet's comments. You are wonderful man and as you know already, your writings concerning Bi-Polar etc. have come at a time when our family needed it most. Our son is less than a year into his "diagnosis" but has struggled for such a long time. I am so pleased that more and more people are having the courage to talk and write about things such as mental illness, and various forms of abuse. Many of us have felt it was "our fault" or made to feel that if we had an emotional and/or mental illness that we would be shunned. Some people do still begin to distance themselves once it is learned that a person has Manic and delusional episodes, depression, or one of the various degrees of Bi-Polar etc. Thank you again Colin for being so candid and open on your blog. You are helping many many people who may not know you personally be consider you a friend as we relate to what you have and still are dealing with. Thank you again Colin (((HUGE HUG))) ;-)TeriKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02389125323272075229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-68696013918163920982013-05-01T18:26:04.034+01:002013-05-01T18:26:04.034+01:00Colin, just take a look at that picture to the rig...Colin, just take a look at that picture to the right...that lovely smiling man. By going through what you have and in surviving thus far, you have created a very pleasant, very honest,very courageous man of whom you can be rightly very proud. Actually, I am sitting here crying because reading your story is like re-living my own Daughters story in many ways. I'm not sure whether it's therapeutic in any way but I think that it does make some things clearer. Thanks again for sharing your journey xx<br />midnightvelvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12593572003440816742noreply@blogger.com