in the hospital, anparticipatreatedthithium e in pchodynic psychothera with dr.na.work had toe in terms of separating lester's identity from thaof his father's and in allowing him to mourn his father's death. in his family, emotions weren't tolered. he was never allowed to grieve his father's death. evenmoved out of the hospital and back into sociy. in addition to medicatn anpsychotherapy, self-help groups, ke mood challenge in peoria, can offer social support to those who are coping with mood disorders. what you have to remember is that the illness affect different people differently. just because you have certain sensations doesn't mean that it affects other people the same way. we tend to tunnel vision from our viewpnt. rod's mania may have been entirelyifferent than mine. there's an awful lot of similarities, don. there's a lot of simirities, i think, from just talking with you about yours. my son, unfortunately, isn't in as good shape as rod or you. he's still struggling with trying to get this under control, and right at this moment, he's in a depressed state. he's functioning, go