Hi. I'm new from Delaware (I havent hooked up with the Philly project due to transportation issues). Surprise surprise! I've been diagnosed with bi-polar for 10 years. I have considered myself an anarchist much longer than that. I've taken just about every med you can name and in various combinations and dosages. I also had to undergo ECT and hospitalization (my 4th time if ya count drug detoxes) due to my last episode where I completely blacked out, or more accurately went into this dreamlike state where everything seemed unreal, and harmed myself. I've grown tired of my reliance on medical treatments and firmly believe my condition right now (a depressive episode that has lasted at least the last two years with only small, quick manic breaks) has at least as much to do with our capitalist, hierarchical, authoritarian, alienating, and exploitive society as it has to do with my particular brain chemistry (which I honestly admit I've fucked with through serious drug use). I'm so glad you guys exist and that we're all starting to get together. Isolation kills and right now for a variety of reasons, I'm pretty isolated and don't have a network of aquaintances or comrades that truly understand our extreme states of mind while at the same time adopting many of the principles I hold dear. Sorry if this post was filled with too much personal info, but I'm a very honest and up-front person when it comes to my condtion and all that surrounds it. Hope to get to know some of you much better in the future.