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Originally Posted by BipolaRNurse
What Christina said.  I don't know how long you've been diagnosed, but for me it was a year-and-a-half before I finally started figuring out what was me and what was BP [...]
That takes time, as well as acceptance of the diagnosis. It all got easier for me when I stopped fighting the idea that I was bipolar and just said "OK, this is my reality now, I have to take these pills and learn to live with what IS and not what I want it to be." You'll get there. Just breeeeathe.......  |
Thank you for that~ I've only been diagnosed for 3 months, so still trying very much to figure out what's what
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Originally Posted by Andysmom
I rarely have hypo manic episodes which also makes me doubt my diagnosis and going off the meds seems appealing. But then I have a bad day and I am reminded!!
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I can completely relate to that, Andysmom! ... and then the longer it's been since I've had an episode, the more I begin to doubt it even happened in the first place, and I think maybe I'm just a bad person and making it all up. Gaaah, not helped by my friend keep saying things like "you can't be bipolar, babe, you don't have 2 personalities"... she doesn't understand it's a mood thing- but things like that feed my OCD and make me doubt things *sigh*