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Old Jun 05, 2014, 01:23 PM
thegirlinpurple thegirlinpurple is offline
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Originally Posted by sui generis View Post
Hey guys first post here aha.

I have this problem where I don't appear as depressed/anxious/hypomanic as I actually am and this leads to people not really believing me when I tell them what's happening. This is mostly because I feel really embarassed and guilty about my moods and I'm extremely self aware about what is and isn't appropiate social behaviour. Most people just think I'm chronically tired or something haha.

I'm also having issues with opening up to my psychologist because I'm afraid she won't believe me. Even though I'm really depressed atm, I can still make jokes and appear fine for a few hours at least before I crash. Usually there will be a few days in the week where I appear functioning and if I have a psych appt on that day... Well then she will think I'm fine :/
Hiding your symptoms is a defense mechanism...you want to appear normal..or what society considers normal. The only people that really know how I am feeling are my husband and my pdoc. Dont be afraid to open up to your pdoc.They are there to help. Know you are not alone.
Thanks for this!
sui generis