The Western Front (Bellingham, WA)

The ups and downs of bipolar living
Bellingham bipolar support group helps people be themselves

By Jenae Norman
March 08, 2005

"... A bipolar-disorder support group is establishing itself in Bellingham through Meetup.com, a free Web site that allows individuals to create groups based on shared interests, group coordinator Thadeus Warrington said.

"I saw there were others out there with bipolar disorder, and talking with them is therapeutic," Warrington said.

The new support groups, has five members and meet once a month or as often as members need. Thomas said she would like to see anyone in the Bellingham community with bipolar disorder join the group.

"The idea of the group is to share experiences and help each other," Thomas said. "We will discuss experiences, ideas and strategies for coping."

Bellingham resident Thadeus Warrington, 33, fixes his mohawk in his bathroom.Warrington started a monthly bipolar support group on Meetup.com.

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