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Originally Posted by Starchild3
Now that I know what is going on with me I want to talk to people.. Do you tell people that you have BP? I want to but I'm scared people will think bad things about me (one of my issues anyway)
Do you go back in your head an re-live experiences and realize you should have known? At first I didn't believe I really had this but now looking back I have had classic signs for awhile.
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I am always very open when asked about my illness. If people have difficulty with it, why should they be any different than I was? I had difficulty accepting that I was Bipolar in the beginning. It took a very intense self inventory of my past to reveal to me that I have been bipolar all my life. In the past, I had used alcohol and drugs to self-medicate. Now I use a cocktail of drugs to balance myself.
I am at peace now with the diagnosis and am always on the search for new ways of coping with bipolar illness. It is a never ending battle for acceptance and recovery.