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Originally Posted by Vita
Thank you 
My primary language is Norwegian, English was the language for publications and congress presentations during my research years and still is in the books I mostly read presently. Besides it is fun to work with expressing myself in a foreign language.
I came to this forum both to put words on my disorders and to improve language skills.
About bipolarity.
The periods of depression tend to be insifikant vacancies i my life in between, and during a depression, there is nothing else. That is probably why it took me so long before irealizing that I should better seek help. |
Well, I'm impressed, Vita!
It took a long time for me to get diagnosed too. The depressions were serious, but I didn't seek help. Somehow thought they were just personal failings (as in, why can't I just "get it together"?) and everyone around me would say the same, re-inforcing the idea. The depressions would sometimes go on for months. Then, just a few years ago, I had one that was massive. Even the ignore-things-and-they'll-just-go-away ex, finally said, "this is just
beyond... you have to go see somebody". Unfortunately, I went to a GP that really didn't screen for BP and went straight for the ADs. Three years of disaster ensued. Finally did enough reading. Hitting upon BP was like reading my life story. Once on the right path and actually seeing a psychiatrist, things improved dramatically. I never recognized the hypomanias because I was so caught up in them and just thought it was "me" --super productive, full of ideas (<cough>, and not the most realistic sorts...
)... not realizing there was any connection with fly-off-the-handle rage and major irritability. That's the short version...
(And I've really got to head out to work right now, so... be seeing you around the forums later!
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