Topic Tuesday // World Bipolar Day with Bipolar Australia // Tues 29th March, 7:00-8:30PM AEDT

[cloudcore]

Hi SANE community, 

 
This month, we invite you to join our Topic Tuesday for World Bipolar Day with two special guests from Bipolar Australia! 

We will be discussing a number of topics including diagnosis, recovery and treatment, resources for support, and how we can reframe and look at our strengths! This will be an opportunity for our community to learn more, and also connect with others with shared experiences. 

Please join the discussion here on Tuesday the 29th of Match 2022 from 7:00pm-8:30pm AEST to follow this conversation.  

  

Want to know what time this event starts in your time zone? Check out the picture below:  

  

  

Want to  receive a reminder on the night? Hit the 'Support' button below and we will tag you 30 minutes before the event starts.  

  

New to the forums or want to get involved in this discussion? Check out the How To Guide for Topic Tuesdays. 

[Daisydreamer]

Hi there SANE Forums Community, we are less than a week away from our discussion with Bipolar Australia! 

I thought I might tag those who have been involved in our Let`s talk about Bipolar discussion and those who have been chatting on the Lived Experience and Carers Forums!

This discussion is open to both forums, and we hope to see you there for our live event on Tuesday 29th March from 7-8:30pm AEDT (Syd, Melb time). 

@eth @greenpea @Sophie1 @frog @Strivetothrive @Meowmy @Olga @Nance @HenryX @citttycat @Appleblossom @Dimity @Klutz @SJT63 @bipolarbunny @ineedsupport @Herewegoround @Shaz51 

[tyme]

Good Evening Everyone!

I am tagging all those who have supported the World Bipolar Day post to remind you of this evening's Topic Tuesday. 

We will begin in 30mins (7pm AEDT).

@Learning18 @Blue_moon @Tryasimight @Quilly @Shaz51 @HenryX @Boo13 @greenpea @Meowmy @Olga 

See you all soon!

[tyme]

Good Evening @MDT @Jacques @Scream58 @Snowie @StuF !

Just tagging you to let you know that we will soon begin our Topic Tuesday (World Bipolar Day).

Looking forward to seeing you there if this is of interest to you,

tyme

[cloudcore]

Good evening everyone, we're about to start our Topic Tuesday for World Bipolar Day in 5 minutes!

As everyone rolls in, I'd like to introduce @Moodwisehub and @SusanaBA from Bipolar Australia, our special guests 😊

[cloudcore]

To start off tonight,

Question 1: What is Bipolar and what does the recovery journey look like?

@Moodwisehub @SusanaBA 

[Moodwisehub]

Thank you for having us @cloudcore. We are very grateful to be here.

Bipolar disorder (BD) is the name given to a group of neurological disorders that can cause mild to extreme fluctuations in a person's mood, energy, and ability to function. Bipolar disorder is a lifelong illness, but long-term, ongoing treatment can help control symptoms and enable the person to live a healthy life. People living with this condition experience mood swings that range between low moods (depression) to high moods (mania or hypomania).

Everyone to some degree experiences changes in their mood, but the mood changes in bipolar disorder are more extreme. Extreme mood changes are called episodes, and these can often last for several weeks or months. In between episodes people living with bipolar disorder can lead full and productive lives.

The experience of bipolar disorder is different for each person. Some people can have more serious mood episodes than others. An estimate of around 1-2.5% of Australians has bipolar disorder. The onset of BD tends to occur around age 18–20, with about 50% of patients having their first episode before this age.

[Olga]

I am trying to join but can't find it. 😞 really disappointed...

[cloudcore]

Hi @Olga , you've found your way here! It's happening on this thread, all you need to do is refresh to see the questions/responses. You're more than welcome share your own responses too 😊

And welcome @Jacques 💛

[tyme]

Hey @BlueBay @Bow @Dasha @Determined @Hopeforme @HungryHippo @Joonbug @Oaktree @MollyMalone @TAB !

Good evening! We're over here if you'd like to join tonight's Topic Tuesday! We have our special guests from Bipolar Australia with us tonight.