# I’m finally back 🙇‍♂️ **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [November 20, 2020, 12:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-m-finally-back/330075 "2020-11-20T00:55:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ian\_Bender](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ian_bender/32/186856_2.png) [@Ian\_Bender](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ian_Bender)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 12:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-m-finally-back/330075/1 "2020-11-20T00:55:54Z")
So I was on these forums not too long back and I’m returning after a much needed mental break. These forums were the best thing going on in my life at the time, and I made many friends but unfortunately my brain was going haywire. After deleting my account (and doing a lot of crazy things) I was diagnosed bipolar 1 😓. It’s been many months of psychiatric help and finding the proper medication cocktail to level me out. Well I’m better now (to the best of my abilities) and hope I’ll be welcomed back with the same love as before. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TheThrowingGnome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thethrowinggnome/32/14231_2.png) [@TheThrowingGnome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheThrowingGnome)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-m-finally-back/330075/2 "2020-11-20T00:59:12Z")
> [@Ian\_Bender](#): > > hope I’ll be welcomed back with the same love :heart::yo-yo::heart: ---
**Author:** ![FrankieJR](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/frankiejr/32/74848_2.png) [@FrankieJR](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FrankieJR)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-m-finally-back/330075/3 "2020-11-20T00:59:24Z")
Hell yea welcome back man! ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_Bender](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ian_bender/32/186856_2.png) [@Ian\_Bender](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ian_Bender)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 1:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-m-finally-back/330075/4 "2020-11-20T01:00:04Z")
😁 missed you guys ---
**Author:** ![griffin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/griffin/32/97968_2.png) [@griffin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/griffin)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 1:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-m-finally-back/330075/5 "2020-11-20T01:00:49Z")
Yo what up Ian! ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 1:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-m-finally-back/330075/6 "2020-11-20T01:00:50Z")
Hey glad you found your way through! It took me years to be willing to take meds for my bipolar…then it took a while after that to find one that worked without giving me a lot of side effects. I’m really glad you found some that seem to be helping. Things can get pretty dark pretty quickly when I stop taking my meds. Anyhow, welcome back! ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_Bender](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ian_bender/32/186856_2.png) [@Ian\_Bender](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ian_Bender)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-m-finally-back/330075/7 "2020-11-20T01:01:15Z")
Ty so much for the love man ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_Bender](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ian_bender/32/186856_2.png) [@Ian\_Bender](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ian_Bender)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 1:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-m-finally-back/330075/8 "2020-11-20T01:02:21Z")
Wad up Frankie! ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-m-finally-back/330075/9 "2020-11-20T01:03:10Z")
> [@Ian\_Bender](#): > > No more crazy selling just hoarding _“Hello, my name is Ian and I’m a yo-yo addict.”_ 😅 ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_Bender](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ian_bender/32/186856_2.png) [@Ian\_Bender](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ian_Bender)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 1:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-m-finally-back/330075/10 "2020-11-20T01:04:11Z")
I’m glad people are finally shining a positive light on mental illness. It makes it easier for us to be “normal” ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_Bender](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ian_bender/32/186856_2.png) [@Ian\_Bender](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ian_Bender)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 1:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-m-finally-back/330075/11 "2020-11-20T01:05:20Z")
True dat. Tying off my arm with a yoyo string to get that hit! ---
**Author:** ![Ne0phy73](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ne0phy73/32/163412_2.png) [@Ne0phy73](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ne0phy73)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 1:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-m-finally-back/330075/12 "2020-11-20T01:06:10Z")
Yeaaah, good to have you back, nice to meet you and luv from Brazil! :+1: ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_Bender](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ian_bender/32/186856_2.png) [@Ian\_Bender](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ian_Bender)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 1:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-m-finally-back/330075/13 "2020-11-20T01:09:12Z")
Nice to meet you too Neo, I’m sure we’ll have a lot of dope yoyo convos 😁 ---
**Author:** ![DocPop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/docpop/32/605009_2.png) [@DocPop](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DocPop)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-m-finally-back/330075/14 "2020-11-21T18:56:44Z")
Hi Ian, welcome back. I hope you find the right mix of yo-yoing, webtime, and medication to help you feel balanced. I’m diagnosed Bipolar 2 and feel like yo-yos have really helped me out in my life. If you ever need to chat, feel free to hit me up. You mentioned “doing a lot of crazy things” in your post. I’m not sure what that might entail, but if you feel like you may have accidentally hurt someone on this forum before you left, I hope you’ll consider reaching out to them and trying to mend those bridges. ---
**Author:** ![fatguysnacks247](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fatguysnacks247/32/81478_2.png) [@fatguysnacks247](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fatguysnacks247)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-m-finally-back/330075/16 "2020-11-21T21:31:46Z")
welcome back man… ---
**Author:** ![French](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/french/32/70748_2.png) [@French](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/French)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-m-finally-back/330075/17 "2020-11-21T21:34:37Z")
Good to have you back! ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_Bender](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ian_bender/32/186856_2.png) [@Ian\_Bender](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ian_Bender)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 2:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-m-finally-back/330075/18 "2020-11-22T02:57:41Z")
Wad up my clyw homeboy! ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_Bender](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ian_bender/32/186856_2.png) [@Ian\_Bender](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ian_Bender)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 2:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-m-finally-back/330075/19 "2020-11-22T02:58:02Z")
Thanks man! Good to be back ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_Bender](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ian_bender/32/186856_2.png) [@Ian\_Bender](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ian_Bender)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 2:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-m-finally-back/330075/20 "2020-11-22T02:59:00Z")
Ty so much I honestly can’t believe the overwhelming positive response! ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_Bender](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ian_bender/32/186856_2.png) [@Ian\_Bender](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ian_Bender)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 3:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-m-finally-back/330075/21 "2020-11-22T03:01:09Z")
It’s nice that mental illness more accepted and being spoken about now. I’m so glad to have your and everybody’s support. I’m here for you man and welcome back as well 🙂 [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-m-finally-back/330075.md?page=2)