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Homeira, you ask some good questions. I believe that I have bipolar. I am not my illness. If someone has cancer, we don't say, "John is cancer." It is difficult to distinguish, sometimes, between ourselves and the behaviors caused by our illness. I'm working to do that right now as well. Like you I was diagnosed later in life, and not until my illness had pretty much destroyed my career and my marriage. However I was manifesting symptoms long before that. I'm BP2 and my hypomania's historically been mild, so I was misdiagnosed with MDD. Anyway, the process you're going through is a normal and healthy one. Remember you are not your disease, and continue to work toward returning to the healthy, stable life you had, and you deserve.
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Dx Bipolar II 2014 -- currently in remission
Stay calm, be kind, have hope, love lots, and be well.
"Listen to the deep voice of your soul. Do not be distracted by the voice of your mind." -- Caitlin Matthews[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE]
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