You must register to get into the chat rooms. If there is nobody in chat, go there and wait for a couple of minutes for somebody to join you. BPbabble is growing quickly and somebody is bound to be there soon.
Until now, the chat rooms have had limited success. The problem has not been the chat room or program itself, but rather that members could go to chat and wait there forever to find somebody to chat with. With help from Brian, I adjusted the template on the site so that you could always see who is in chat just by looking at the top of the page. This will also make it easier for guests to see how to join and get into the ...
Site Updates are almost complete. Thanks to everyone for being patient as we fix bugs and improve the site in general. Please send Derek an eMail if you have a news item that you would like to add to the site, or have a suggestion.
Paz and I would also like to help other bipolars create their own websites and blogs. Although we can not offer too much technical support, we can offer links to your site and free hosting. I would also be happy to help connect you with an a ...
God Knew I Loved Pizza is scheduled to be released the end of May. I am currently receiving many emails in regard to what is really between the covers of the book. I will be excited to get it out there, as it has been quite a job. The book will also give the first peep of the invention that I have been unable to discuss publicly. There have been several news articles regarding the ...
NAPA makes auto parts, and Napa State is not a University--maybe of sorts-'Bachelor's in Cigarette Bumming". The staff and other personel were about my age in 1975 so they have gotten a little old for the rough and tumble life on the psych ward and are probably retired. Just to show what a disaster it was when Mr,Reagan closed the State Hospitals, I would like to gather a complete S-ward and demonstrate that this "option" should be revived. I have met only one ex-Napa patient in my travels, and, frankly, she needed to be back in Napa! Napa today houses MI criminals almost ...
My new book, The Rookie's Guide to Bipolar Disorder, should finally be out next month. It is designed for those who have just been diagnosed and are in a state of confusion. It has informative essays about basic subjects, and includes resources such as books, support groups, internet sites, and message boards and chat rooms.
Members with a few posts behind them can click on the "News" link at the top of the Homepage and submit articles, rants, or anything else to appear on the homepage. So if you find something that you think everyone that reaches this site should see, please take a moment to share it right here! Example:
Clayton - Submit more info about the NAPA State Reunion
Jane & Julie - Promote your next books.
Everyone else - Post an interesting news article, or anything else.
Julie Windle Bryant-Scroggins lives in Orlando, FL with her husband Rod. She obtained a post-masters degree in the mental health field and now sees clients in her private practice. Her practice specializes in Bi Polar disorders. She is an author and accomplished inventor. She was born and raised in Alabama where she also attended the University of Alabama, and moved ...
Sugar & Salt - Jane Thompson www.aboutbipolarbook.com Jane Thompson is a person with a breadth of experience. She has worked as a social worker, a teacher, as a paralegal, and , of course, as a writer. She holds a BA and an MA from the University of Oklahoma. For years she wrote for the publisher of a political encyclopedia and served as a medical writer for a training corporation. It was in these positions that she learned to express herself with brevity and clarity. When she decided to write her own story, Sugar & Salt: My Life with Bipolar Disorder, this experience aided ...
Graboid is what Paz and I use to download movies and TV from the internet. The free version, what we have, gives us just enough bandwidth to watch about five hours of TV and Movies a month. You need to download their software, but it's a safe program and really simple.
I thought this was gone. I am sitting here, cutting with so many thoughts racing through ...