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Welcome to The Bipolar Bear Cub!
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In your fight against
Bipolar Disorder you have an
ally: Information.
Becoming educated about available
therapies, treatments, medications,
and research, can mean the
difference between having hope and
becoming hopeless.
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If you've
found this site then you've already
began your quest...
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You've
been given a label, a
"diagnosis", a vague word
to describe why you really aren't as
alone as you've felt. There are
others like you. We're out here. We
are reaching out for you as you are
reaching for us. Together we can
acquire and share the information
and resources needed to be our own
advocates. To assure that our basic
needs are met. To secure the
God-given right to be treated as a
person, an individual, with a name,
a family, and a life. We are not
going to be easily forgotten or
ignored.
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This
is a curious illness that mystifies
those that have it, those who treat
it, and those who live with it
(family members) and yet it is
different for each individual so it
renders no easy answers. Since they
do not know for certain what the
cause is they cannot even begin to
work on a cure. They are just
beginning to scratch at the surface
and realize just how deep it really
runs.
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So, until
they can figure it out we are left
to help ourselves by helping those
who care for us and love us.
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If
we know the correct terminology then
we can understand and communicate
with our doctors better. We are
better able to describe the
feelings, emotions, and moods we
experience. If we know what
medications are available, their
side-effects, and their
effectiveness then we can make
educated decisions in what
medications we will accept. We can
even suggest new medications if the
current one is not working. If we know the available
therapies and their long-term
results (Psychotherapy vs. ECT) then
we can refuse treatment if we wish.
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Information=Knowledge
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Being a knowledgeable mental health consumer
makes us our own advocate. We are able to act in our own best interests. Rally
to our own defense, stand up for our rights, and make decisions regarding our
care based on fact and research rather than hearsay, rumor, third-hand,
word-of-mouth, or inaccurate accounts of others. Information gives us
back our control over our lives and futures by giving us choices.
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Knowledge=Survival
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"The
Bipolar Bear Cub", "The Cub", "Cub", any
variation of these names used on this site, all text pertaining to these
names, and all text and/or graphic logos bearing any variation of these
names, are Copyright © 1997-2000 by WebPhantasia WebDesign and/or
Reba A. Warbington. All rights reserved. Any similarity to any
entities, sites, businesses, or individuals, either real or fictitious,
are
purely coincidental.
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as a service and is a
non-profit endeavor. It is
privately owned, maintained,
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The
information provided here is
intended as an aid for
individuals, family members and
mental health workers in making
informed decisions about the care
& treatment of Bipolar
Disorder. This site, or the
information contained therein,
should not be used in lieu of
consultation with your counselor,
therapist, doctor, or psychiatrist.
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