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Old Sep 14, 2010, 01:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Amy22 View Post
It took ME a long time to figure out my diagnosis....

Since I'm quiet and present well a lot of my symptoms are overlooked....

It seems I've always fallen through the cracks. I'm shy and don't speak up. So it's taken me a lot of research and self-reflection to "figure out" my lovely Axis I & II issues....

The BPD is always there-even on my "good" days....

For the most part I'm really tired of being mentally ill and trying to figure out how to have a more stable life....

This sounds so much like me. I have both diagnoses, but it seems like some psychiatrists/doctors/etc don't listen when I say both, they only listen to the Bipolar half.
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