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Old Nov 16, 2014, 10:59 AM
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Hi eina-I think you might be a little freaked out & hung up on the diagnosis itself-what is really important IMHO is managing whatever symptoms you are having that are causing an interruption in your life. There are many ways you can do this including taking excellent physical care of yourself, good diet, surrounding yourself with positive supportive people, etc. Taking meds & actively engaging in therapy are other tools many of us use to offset our symptoms & help us live our lives. I think you will find a lot of excellent support here & I also urge you to become educated about what your doctors believe is going on with you & the symptoms you say you are having. I can tell you from my experience it sucks to be handed a bunch of diagnoses but you can get healthy & strong & live an awesome life. Do I still go through crappy periods? Yes but I feel my issues are just a part of who I am-I am many other things as well-a fun loving, caring, talented person who happens to have mental illness. Please feel free to reach out here & to others who can help you.
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Thanks for this!
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