Posted by Toph on April 29, 2005, at 13:23:45
In reply to Re: Curse, posted by AuntieMel on April 29, 2005, at 9:36:11
My parents were OK parents as far as I know, Mel, so I don't blame them except for my neuroses, of course. As for genetics, I know of no near or distant relative that has BP I or even BP II for that matter. I took acid in college in 1971 and instantly became manic for about 4 months. Several shrinks have told me that while LSD can trigger a manic episode, I would have to have a predisposition to the illness. I still wonder if I had not tripped whether I would have become bipolar. It kind of pisses me off that lots of other people did even more stupid stuff when they we young than I and they don't have to be medicated. But then we get back to life being unfair and all.
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