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Originally Posted by Undesirable
I went to get blood drawn today to monitor my thyroid levels since lithium caused me to develop hypothyroidism. I was called back and told to take off my coat and have a seat. The nurse asked me why I was so fidgety. I told her I was hypomanic. She said she didn't know what that was so I told her I have BP. She got quiet all of a sudden like I was going to murder everyone in the office. She quickly drew my blood and told me I could go. Really? So having bipolar makes me homicidal? Is that how people are going to react? Ugh! That incident shows me that I can not tell anyone other than my loved ones. Apparently the stigma lives on! Have any of you experienced a similar reaction? Sorry about the venting, it really upset me.
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It's possible the nurse just didn't know what to say to you because you overshared. I've had medical personnel know nothing about psych problems and make faux pas just because they were ignorant -- I had a physician's assistant bill a visit to bipolar (which the insurance didn't accept) because I was hyper one morning, and I was there to get my thyroid checked, just like you.
The average medical tech knows nothing about psychiatric issues - he/she is as ignorant as the average person. Also, mania has been over-publicized in the news ... remember Charlie Sheen and his sword?
