{"id":1093,"date":"2019-05-02T16:10:51","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T16:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/?page_id=1093"},"modified":"2025-10-17T13:42:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T13:42:00","slug":"its-not-all-doom-and-gloom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/toolkit\/finding-out-about-bipolar\/its-not-all-doom-and-gloom\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s not all doom and gloom!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>People with Bipolar Disorder can also be great to have as relatives\/friends\/colleagues.<\/strong> They often have a lot of drive and energy and can be highly creative. 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