Comments on: CONFESSIONS OF A BI-POLAR https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/05/28/confessions-of-a-bi-polar/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Wed, 28 May 2008 22:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Bongani Khumalo https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/05/28/confessions-of-a-bi-polar/#comment-6795 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/05/28/confessions-of-a-bi-polar/#comment-6795 Great story. I always come on the website to find a good empowering story, to enrich my life. I learnt a lot from your write up. It is easy to be caught up in the frivolous stuff and forget about things that actually matter. You meet a boyfriend and envisage a perfect blissful life with them and forget to about reality. This story for me was an awaking to the fact that my partner one day could suffer from Bi-Polar disorder and would I be ready for it. It is so encouraging to read about such stories, as they bring back some form of reality to one’s life. We are all hoping to meet somebody who will allow us to be ourselves, but the question is do we try to prepare ourselves for mother natures unanticipated throwbacks.

Great Story.

]]> By: Lehlaku https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/05/28/confessions-of-a-bi-polar/#comment-6780 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/05/28/confessions-of-a-bi-polar/#comment-6780 family&friends. Jacques – you are a courageous young man.i admire that about you. keep on pressing on.we all have our share of challanges – it might not be the same condition, i want you to remember – you are not alone with challanges.and i think you are doing great with your challange. the trick is to master the management of one’s challange/condition.
Question- i have some family members and friends diagnosed with bipolar – does it happen that you experience anger when you are feeling low?I find them extremely aggressive and verbally abusive. It is unbearable to other people.I keep trying to understand.

]]> By: finnley https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/05/28/confessions-of-a-bi-polar/#comment-6779 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/05/28/confessions-of-a-bi-polar/#comment-6779 In reply to mario.za.

Re: Mario.za. Exactly. I think that some people will be shocked to see how highly functional some mental patients actually are. One of the things I realised from my 17 days in hospital, was: Fuck, the whole bloody world should experience and learn this.

]]> By: mario.za https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/05/28/confessions-of-a-bi-polar/#comment-6778 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/05/28/confessions-of-a-bi-polar/#comment-6778 Bipolar. Why is it that the moment you drink medicine to “keep you sane” people treat you as if you should be kept captive in “weskoppies”?

]]> By: Finnley https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/05/28/confessions-of-a-bi-polar/#comment-6777 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/05/28/confessions-of-a-bi-polar/#comment-6777 Congrats!. Congratulations on a wonderful piece!

I was diagnosed with bi-polar disorder last after a nervous breakdown, which I thought then was brought on by depression. Turned out the the mood swings and baggage that goes along with out burnt me out.

I’m very open about it; never ashamed to talk about it. Unless, of course, the possibility of a blossoming romance is looming. Then I just zip the trap.

Would I put it on my Mamba profile? I never dared. I’ve been But knowing that there are other gay men who suffers from it might just make me (go check soon!).

]]> By: Merlin4 https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/05/28/confessions-of-a-bi-polar/#comment-6776 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/05/28/confessions-of-a-bi-polar/#comment-6776 Congratulations. Congratulations on an excellent article. Relevant in so many ways to both those afflicted and non-afflicted. Well Done.

]]> By: Dries https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/05/28/confessions-of-a-bi-polar/#comment-6775 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/05/28/confessions-of-a-bi-polar/#comment-6775 Thanks. Thank you for sharing this with us Jacques. I never knew about this desease but am pretty sure one of my friends in the past was suffering from it and did not want to bring it out in the open. There is no shame about it and people should just support you on your lows and not only the highs. You rock my friend and with a nice body and cute smile like yours nothing could be bad. Strongs for you!!
Regsrds

]]> By: Frosty https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/05/28/confessions-of-a-bi-polar/#comment-6774 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/05/28/confessions-of-a-bi-polar/#comment-6774 yours is the story of my life! well said.

1 in 100 are diagnosed but the theory is that a lot more suffer without knowing what is wrong. a lot of the time it’s only after “an episode” that someone is diagnosed.

]]> By: chadmeaty https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/05/28/confessions-of-a-bi-polar/#comment-6772 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/05/28/confessions-of-a-bi-polar/#comment-6772 bi-polar. i understand every word that you said. I have been stuggeling with bi-polar for a few years now but the medication helps alot.

All we can do is move forward knowing that the highs and lows will come and go.

]]> By: l https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/05/28/confessions-of-a-bi-polar/#comment-6771 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/05/28/confessions-of-a-bi-polar/#comment-6771 bipolar. you showed gr8 corage and don’t worry you are beautiful

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