Alright everyone, lets settle down.

Steve, I suppose that about this time you expect that I will either 'go for the jugular' or become all defencive, but I will do neither.
I am who I am & there are those who know me personally & who can make up their own mind, & I am truly fortunate that they are people that I can call 'friend'
As for you, well, I feel sad. I feel sad that anyone should cary the burden through life that you do. It's not something that you caught, like the common cold, it's something that, as you say, you were born with, & I genuinely wish it was something that I could fix, not just for you, but for all sufferers.

So I'll tell you a short but true story.
In late 1997 I started life with a woman about whom I cared very deeply. She had so very much going for her, yet within the first few months she had incredible mood swings, so off to the mediquack we went. He correctly diagnosed the symptoms in very short order & yes, like you, she was a Bipolar Disorder sufferer. [formerly called Manic Depression]

Things steadily deteriorated when she got it into her head that somebody that she hardly knew was quite evil & had a secret agenda that it was her duty to expose. The woman that she focused her hatred on had never done her wrong yet she couldn't shake this pathological obsession of hers.

Her condition basically controlled many segments of her life, yet she was able to hold down a job & she is still able to function in society in a seemingly normal way. In fact, she is a much respected semi professional in her chosen field of children's dentistry. The relationship came to an end after a couple of years as a result of several of the symptoms of this debilitating condition, & it took me a while to come to grips with the loss.
Like many sufferers, she would regularly take her medication until she felt that all was well & that she no longer needed it, so the medication went into the drawer & of course it all went downhill once again. Fortunately we remain friends & I do whatever I can to help her when she calls.

So you see, I've seen it all before, the outbursts, the delusional paranoia, the obsessive behaviour, the fantasies, I've seen it all.
Now if you want to believe that I have a second computer, with a second internet account, a second IP address, & a second identity, ... & if you think that I spend my time setting them up side by side so that I can go online twice at the same time just to irk you, then who am I to stop you from thinking these things. Indeed, how could I possibly stop you from thinking any of these things, truth & facts not withstanding.

Speaking of truth & facts, tell me, truthfully, who is the real person behind the names Throatslitter, who used my e-mail address as his own, & also Sadmanxxxxx where the x's were my own private home phone number, & who used my private street address as an e-mail address.
Interestingly, these members signed up shortly after you started believing that I was two people.

C'mon now Steve, we know that you never lie, so stop avoiding the question.
Was it YOU? Once again, a simple yes or no will suffice.

Now that we are all aware of the terrible burden under which you suffer, I'm sure that we will all have a much better understanding of where you are coming from, & I for one will take it into account whenever you write either to me, or about me, as I still have strong memories of the sadness that surrounded my former partner. It's not something that I would wish on anyone, not even you.

Lastly, I want to thank you for being so frank [so far] as it is helping us all to a better understanding, & a better Datsun 1200 site.