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Old Oct 21, 2013, 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Blue_Bird View Post
How did you feel when you were first diagnosed? Shock, anger, relief, etc? I actually first felt relief that there was a name and treatments for all of the chaos I had been dealing with in my life. I felt a little shock because I didn't realize I was having manic episodes, I was only aware of the depression. I guess my mind is going too fast for me to notice what I'm doing when manic

After that I felt anger, like I would never live a normal life because I couldn't find the right medication. Soon after that was just acceptance. I have this disorder, it doesn't define me, I can be proactive in my treatment and live a successful life if I'm determined to. For me it was sort of like a process of reactions.
My process went a lot like yours, although I think acceptance took me longer, and of course it didn't all come together for me until I'd been stable for a little while. Now I'm almost questioning my diagnosis again, because I'm more balanced now than I've ever been in my life. But then, I've heard that this train of thought is itself a symptom of the disorder, so I'm not going to be messing with my meds even though I am tempted sometimes.
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Klonopin 0.5 mg PRN
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