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Originally Posted by Alice Noodle
Do you mind me asking how old you were when diagnosed? I think it's easy for me to just try and dismiss the last ten years as teenage moodswings. Not to mention, this state of mind is pretty much all I remember!
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No I don't mind at all.
I was 25, going on 26 at the time, it was very healing for me to realize that I didn't just suck at being a teenager, that my struggles really were way more intense than those of my friends. (The comparisons drove me nuts for years, even after reaching adulthood )
Being validated by my pdoc was very empowering and helped me be open to the idea of treatment. Granted I decided against meds at a later stage, but that does in no way mean I reject my dx or refuse to take care of myself.
My goal, meds or no meds, is to be able to live in harmony with my Bipolar.