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Old May 15, 2016, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by rose1985 View Post
Who in the world wants to be mentally ill? Not me. I wasn't in and out of hospitals other than my suicide attempts. I didn't want to be put on hardcore meds, which Gina you're not on. I didn't want to be labeled bipolar. I didn't want it. I have a right to feel this way. I hate having bipolar other than the hypos which are gone now bc of the meds. I fought it till I had a psychosis. And I managed ok. What I wouldn't give to know that last hypo would turn so badly...
Who in the world wants to have cancer, diabetes, Lyme disease??
Life happens that we can't always control. Sure there is stigma with MI, but it's up to us in how we deal with it and to not make it worse and/or prove that is how people with disorders actually are. You also do not know what meds I have been on in the past. This particular cocktail has made it possible to be stabile now, which is why I have made that 180 I was referring to. It is what you make of it. I'm sorry you've had such a negative experience with it.

Last edited by gina_re; May 15, 2016 at 12:12 PM. Reason: Spelling
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