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Old Dec 08, 2015, 03:11 PM
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Wow, I didn't have any memory of this until recently because I was reading through some old skype chat logs with a friend from when I was 16, but apparently my old psychiatrist tried diagnosing me with bipolar even back then and I was absolutely convinced she was wrong. She prescribed me Risperdal and told me that I have severe mood swings and that I was even hypomanic at that very moment but I told her that I was incredibly calm and that she didn't know what she was talking about. I do remember that day, and I have no clue how I could have deluded myself into thinking I was calm! I was talking a mile a minute, shaking, my mind was racing, and I couldn't really sit still. On top of that I was highly irritated with her because I was convinced that I was fine. I tried taking Risperdal but quit after 2 days because I thought my psychiatrist was nuts. I thought everyone around me was nuts for telling me I needed help. Shortly after this appointment I stopped going to that clinic altogether. It took almost 4 years of getting progressively worse before I finally sought out help again but I'm glad I did. Just kind of shocked that I was so unaware of my behavior back then!
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