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Originally Posted by Rick7892
It is great that you have a good relationship with your mother! 
Because of her experience with being falsely diagnosed, I can see why you are hesitant to tell her of your own experience. Some questions for you to consider: By not telling her, will your diagnosis and treatment become a wall between you and her? Could your hesitancy to tell her be because of your own hesitancy in accepting your bipolar diagnosis? Looking deep at our feelings in telling others about our being bipolar may reveal some of our issues with our diagnosis.
Good luck! |
Thank you for your suggestion Rick7892, for the most part I believe I've accepted it. Just happy to finally be getting the help I've needed for years. This happens to be something I want to tell her about, just hesitant because of her previous experiences. I have already shared my diagnosis with friends that I'm close to as well as my brother, just not sure how to bring it up to her.