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Old May 05, 2014, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Tea&Sympathy View Post
All the time. It's been ingrained in me that if people see the real disaster that is simmering inside of you, they will say things to you like-

I'm afraid you're going to have a bipolar meltdown.
I was misdiagnosed with severe ADHD, and I have learned to not trust my inappropriate emotions (and hence hide them from others and myself) because I was tormented as a kid at school (by teachers and students alike) with statements like:

Did you take your hyper pills today?
Hey, look at him freak out--must not have taken his hyper pills!
Etc.

When I think about it, now, in light of my BP diagnosis, no wonder I hide behind an 'everything's fine' facade.
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