The entire diagnosis made me feel relieved. I was misdiagnosed for 7 years, so treatment wasn't working at all. When I got my bipolar diagnosis, everything finally made sense! I was so relieved. And treatment and meds finally started working. I've never been angry or regretted the diagnosis itself. It's the illness I feel angry about.

Do you ever long for the psych ward? I long for the relief of someone else being responsible for my safety and treatment. It's so exhausting and feels like a heavy burden to try to do it by myself at home.