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Originally Posted by BipolaRNurse
I've never read "An Unquiet Mind", but I want to if I can ever scrabble enough brains together to read a whole book again. I know why it's harder to cope with bipolar when you're intelligent: the illness, and the meds used to treat it, make you feel like your mind has turned to mush. The worst part is, you KNOW it---you can remember when you were smart, and to not be anymore is really discouraging. At least, that's been my experience of it.
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Totally relate BP nurse. I used to be really bright and process things quickly. I was smarter than most people, straight A's in school, read constantly, could debate anything. Now i can barely focus to read, and i know cognitive abilities are dulled. I think it's partially the meds and partially just the progression and natural course of bipolar disorder.
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