Hi Chris Dowdy

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Joy, Thank you for this lovely article as I can relate in many ways.You see I am Bipolar type 1 and right now fighting the depression many times over.You see 5 weeks ago I had a baby boy and 2 weeks ago he came home.I was out of a job and 2 weeks ago got a job running Over The Road truck driver as I was used to being home every night.There was many times my girlfriend called me at 1 or 2 a.m. crying and depressed and me trying to be strong for her emotionally but it makes me depressed that I can't be there for them except for a phone call or a text msg.I also attend the support group with Joy and Billy.I have been going for 2 yrs now and I can tell it has helped me in many ways because I can relate more to people who have the same illness as me but also learned more about depresion and bipolar that has helped me be a better person.