My name is Courtney and I am a 30 year old male. I am a sufferer and a friend of a sufferer.

My diagnosis as an individual with severe manic depression (I don't believe people are bipolar or BPD, you have the symptoms of these conditions) was a lifesaver. It explained a great deal of the misery I had suffered earlier in my life. It gave me a place to begin working from to help me heal from the trauma of my teen years and encouraged me to never stop looking for ways to improve life with Bipolar disorder. My experience with BPD was the result of a long-term relationship that was a meeting between me suffering from Bipolar and she with BPD and both of us dealing with PTSD. I took every opportunity I could to educate myself on both conditions and now consider myself very knowledgeable on how to deal with them. Most importantly I have a very positive attitude that they don't have to ruin your life if you don't allow them to.

My email is: call_me_nervous@yahoo.com