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Originally Posted by faerie_moon_x
Dealing with Cognitive Dysfunction
Calling bipolar disorder a "MOOD DISORDER" is the biggest stigma perpetrated by the very doctors who are treating most people. The REAL problems comes from the issues with cognition.
"I can't pay attention."
"I can't remember what I just read."
"I forget where I put my keys/purse/wallet all the time."
"I forget what someone said right after they said it."
"I jump from one project to the next."
"I never finish what I start."
Etc. etc. etc.
Some have it worse than others.
Stabalizing your mood is only one aspect of bipolar. But if your cognition continues to fall apart, you are no longer able to function at school, work, home. Period. And a good mood won't help that.
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AHA!!! Somebody gets it!!!
For me, this is the worst part of having bipolar, even worse than the depressions. I used to have such a good mind---I could memorize long series of verse, read 1000-page books, remember people's faces, and so on. I MISS THAT SO MUCH!!! I'm lucky now if I can remember a phone number long enough to dial it, or a person I met a week ago. I have to use post-its for
everything, including reminders to take my pills. And reading? I've only recently been able to read a newspaper, and that's only because I'm completely in remission right now.......but I still can't remember the content 10 minutes after I've read it. Exasperating!
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