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Originally Posted by VenusHalley
I don't think it's just stigma that is problem about diagnosis.
I seen far too many people cling to the idea that their brain is broken and they will never life full life (with "but it's not my fault!" as a tagline).
What surprised me, a lof of people who went through traumas and abuse kinda refuse to acknowledge this could affect them, because their bipolar/depression is "medical illness just like diabetus" and it's about chemical imbalances and chemical imbalances only. It makes me feel these people are just seeing themselves worthless and broken in other way... but maybe to such cathegory, labels and medical lingo tied to it, can hold back recovery if other aspects are no acknowledged.
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Absolutely agree! And it was me for a few years. The pdoc at the time kept telling me I was a victim and that this was ALL medical, there was nothing I could do except find the right meds as it was a completely chemical imbalance and I didnt have control over anything.
What an awful path that lead me down!
I am so glad my eyes are open to the truth now. There is a hell of a lot I can do to keep myself well, and by doing it I am now leading a very stable life. Still trying to figure out what counts as trauma and abuse as in my mind I had none (until being locked up in psyc wards), but my current pdocs see it
very differently.