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Originally Posted by bipolarbear21
But I can see things from farmer girl's perspective as well. But you have the right to define yourself in YOUR way.
I personally think cancer IS different, it does not attack the personality the same way as bipolar does, so I still say I am. Which means that I can control somethings, but not all things. I still think of myself as a person with feelings and thoughts seperated from bipolar at the same time, though.
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FYI: Having watched my sister go through years of cancer treatment and eventually die, I can attest to the fact that it absolutely can attack the personality in ways much more devastating than bipolar actually. My husband also has bipolar disorder, but he also has diabetes, severe high blood pressure, and reflex sympathetic dystrophy. His doctors have found that much of his anxiety comes from the diabetes and blood pressure if they aren't managed, and much of his depression comes from the pain of the RSD. Physical illnesses can and do attack personality in very profound ways.