Question:
I’m looking for a chat room for parents of bipolar teens, but can’t seem to find anything besides nasty talking, airwave cloggers! Any sites that you are aware of such as support parents, etc.? Hope it’s OK that I’m not confused or heart broken!
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Answer:
I am aware of several general, bipolar chat rooms. They are not specific to parents of bipolar teens, but family members are welcome, and there’s a good chance that you will meet others such as yourself. The only way to be sure that these chat rooms are free of trouble makers is to stop by and monitor what’s being said… http://www.windsofchange.com/chat.html http://www.theport.com/chat.html http://www.support-group.com/cgi-bin/sg/chat_register?2 http://www.harbor-of-refuge.org/harborchat.html http://bipolar.miningco.com/mpchat.htm http://www.geocities.com/~bluegoo_katkel/chatrooms/index.html Also, here is a small list of bipolar bulletin boards. Perhaps others more closely affected by this disorder will be more knowledgeable of online support. https://www.mentalhelp.net/bbs/ http://www.playingwithmatches.com/bpboard/ http://idealist.com/wounded_healer/interact/Bipolar/ Hope that helps, – Anne
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