Author gypsykate says: Thank you for joining and supporting the BIPOLAR challenge, helping raise awareness and disseminate information and presenting helpful or thought-provoking perspectives from sufferers and their family and friends who have suffered as well. Congratulations to the winners: 1st Place-LORIARUDE1; 2nd Place-JEZEBEL_RO; 3rd Place-SARAHSPHOTOS; COC-CLEOPUP (Bipolar, Page 2)-chosen not only because it was the 4th placer in this challenge but also because her scrap expounded on the manic state which is less familiar to most but could actually be more dangerous and difficult than the depressed state. Aside from the People's Choices and the COC, I'd like to acknowledge also the following scraps which I had also considered as COC: -CARRIEMETODAY'S A Picture of Her pain: a poignant and touching description of the depressed state as well as a demonstration of the enhanced creativity that one has in this state; -TRISHIE'S I'm Thinking of You Always: a beautifully done and clear presentation of quick facts about bipolar disorder; and -GINTERCEDES4U's Brainwaves and synapses which I consider an excellent visual illustration of bi-polarity. Once again, thank you all so much. Nov 1, 2008