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Originally Posted by zijax
Yeah, relate. Acceptance of this illness is difficult and I've questioned it many times. One thing that has helped me is seeing my illness manifest itself in others. I have a good friend who's bipolar. I get where she is. This board is also very helpful, I can see my patterns in other people.
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This... Agreed about the board. I don't have any close bipolar friends (that I know of). It's also helped me to see how much choice there is in staying healthy.
I also take now that any strong conviction I'm not bipolar or wasn't really depressed is an early sign of hypomania for me. But there's a fine line between that and just wistfully remembering the days when it was just being different and not a diagnosis. I'm not past that one yet.