Same problem. I have bi-polar two disorder. It makes me depressed most of the time, and a total spaz, when I'm not. Making friends was never easy. I had a few good ones though, who helped me through it. :)

Nice. I'm not bipolar--I don't think. My self-confidence is just crap. I don't think I even HAVE any self-confidence anymore. Which is why I tend to have some seriously emo moments. Until you give me and energy drink--then I'm bouncing off the walls until I crash at like 2 am.

um... lol. I do that sometimes without the drink. That's what I mean by spaz. lol. XD I get hyper, and overly happy for like hours, and for no reason.

Wow. Let me guess, people are asking "Who gave you sugar?"?

lol. no. It's one of the first things I tell people when they're getting to know me, so They know what's going on. :)

Are there different types of bipolar disorder, hence you having a type two sarofset?

yeah, I had no impression that there was more than one type, either.

type one switches more often I think. I'm not sure, since I have type two.

Type two is characterized by long periods of depression, which tends to be very deep, with short bouts of hypo-mania. Basically, I'm melancholy most of the time, but sometimes I laugh for a straight hour for no apparent reason. lol.

It's also called bi-polar depression in some cases I believe. I also have slight obsessive compulsive tendencies and other issues, which stem from a lack of male influence in my life, and a few other slight problems. lol.

Then what is it if you'rea girl and more masculine than feminine? Trust me, if you ever met me in person you'd swear I act like a guy.

And you'd call me a girl with a beard. :)

It's not a disorder. Gender roles are mostly nurture. There are a few behaviors which are innate, but you can be nurtured out of them.

:lol:

Then I was DEFINITLY nutured out of the girly-girlness.

Not much female influence in your life? Or...?

In my case, I had no real father. Also from a young age, I liked hanging out with girls better, and wanted girly toys. (easy bake oven.) I had and still have tons of stuffed animals. And to this day, I prefer the company of girls, and am not exactly manly. lol. Aside from the big beard.

:lol: Ah, the easy-bake oven. Even after the tomboyness took hold I still wanted one of those. Guess that just screams that I inherited my dad's baking talent.

As for why I ended up so boyish, it's the fact that my mom's a tomboy and my dad ended up turning into an idiot after he lost his job. Thus, I ended up aging 15-20 years in 10, and since mom basically became both the mom and the dad...yeah, I'm screwed up.

Nah. You're just you. :) Nothing wrong with that at all.

I'm a 25-to-30-year-old in an eighteen-year-old body. How is that NOT screwed up?

I've acted exactly as I do since I was about eight years old, and I'm more mature than most at my age. Being mature is not a bad thing hon.

Yeah, but it would be nice if my peers didn't seem to have this amazing ability to act their shoe size and not their age.

...dude, you sound exactly like my friend Ashley. Like, exactly, like her.

I'm not sure if I should take that as a compliment or an insult....

Compliment. She's kinda awesome. :) ...also hot, but I can't really judge that quality in someone I've never seen. lol. XD

All kidding aside, she's a really cool person. Feel complimented.

...I'm having a manic day.

How bad? And you might be a bit afraid of me if you saw some of my San Diego pictures.

No. No I would not. Nothing scares me.

You sure about that?

I have bipolar too but I have type I along with ADHD...my meds have balanced me out so well along with intense therapy and a hospitalization in 2008.

Half of my first week of school was cancelled because we're buried in two feet of snow. Someone find my dogs!!!!

Your dogs?

Is that an expression?