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Originally Posted by Idon'tKnowWhoIam
Yes I do have a therapist but I missed my last appointment so I need to get a new appointment which will take awhile.
I tried talking to my beat friend but she keeps telling me I'm just stressed out and I have no one who will understand...
There are very few people who know about me seeing a mental health professional and the reaction I got from them is very negative, they say it is all in my head and I know it is but I can't control it and they say I can and to pray more and one friend even told me I'm seeking attention and that was the last time I told anyone...
I live in a society where they don't believe in mental health, few years back during one of my manic episodes everyone thought I was possessed..
My parents don't believe in mental health too but they agreed to let me see a therapist because I asked them and told them I need help but they think I'm just seeking attention and agreed to let me if I stop acting out but I really can't control my moods, they just happen..
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I am sorry to hear that you missed your last appointment. Hang in there. And keep posting to us here in the interum.
Yes, I do understand the statement from your Best Friend. She means well. And remember too that your Best Friend is not a trained medical profession. Your friend is there to offer emotional support and comfort in the best possible way that she knows how and opinions that your Best Friend pass are ones that she intends to help support you; but are not based on medical profesional opinion; and you have a medical diagnosis. Please remember this.
Oh I don't really tell people in real life about my mental health team. But that is just me personally. I know of plenty of people who do. But my personal style is to keep my business to myself. I need to look after my own best interests without worrying about what everyone else thinks.
If their reaction is negative; well I must say; please do not dwell too much on this. Remember; they do not walk in our shoes. We need to look after our own best interest. And it is in our own best interest to see medical health teams.
"Seeking attention". Well that is a very insensitive comment made by your friend. This is not one based on medical opinion. Lack of knowledge about our diagnosis can lead to people saying all sort of things. That is okay. They are entitled to their "opinon". We can not change others opinions about us. However, you and I know the truth. We have a mental illness. We have a mental health team that helps manage our symptoms. And we try our best to get through this.
If you were told during a manic episode that you are "possessed", well yes, I can believe that you were told this. Because I do know of Bipolar people who have been told this. Again, this is not a comment made by a medical professional. It is one made with lack of knowledge of Bipolar. I guess some symptoms may "appear" that way to the ignorant eye. But we know best. We know we are far from possessed.
Keep doing what you are doing. Rely on your mental health team. We know what is best for us. The opinons of others who have not much knowledge about Bipolar do not count. I am sure they mean well. But we know best.
Hang in there.
