{"id":2340,"date":"2009-11-24T07:43:07","date_gmt":"2009-11-24T11:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=2340"},"modified":"2009-11-24T07:43:07","modified_gmt":"2009-11-24T11:43:07","slug":"bipolar-supporter-you-can-feel-better-if-you-do-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-supporter-you-can-feel-better-if-you-do-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipolar Supporter?  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