My family doesn't think there's anything wrong with me. Or they think whatever's wrong with me is very mild, and I don't need treatment/drugs. This is very frustrating to me because how I feel can't possibly be normal. My moods and thoughts jump around constantly. I'll be suicidal for a few days and then elated for a few days. It interferes with my ability to function on a day-to-day basis.

Tuesday I was experiencing severe depression, so I broke down and went to my GP and admitted that a therapist had diagnosed me with bipolar I disorder. He gave me a prescription for Abilify to take along with my 20mg of Citalopram. I'm supposed to come back in 2 weeks so he can monitor how I'm doing. But my husband and mom don't think I should take the Abilify because it's a "serious drug" and I'm just not that bad off. This really makes me question my own judgment to take the medicine. Sometimes I just feel so tired of all this...