I'm fairly new here but I'd be willing to bet that this subject comes up far too often so forgive me for bringing it up again. I was diagnosed bp 1 unspecified with psychotic features in 2006. I have never been hospitalized. I have not had hallucinations in years. I mainly deal with what has been near constant depression that does not respond to meds.
I have a hard time with the label "bipolar". I probably can't explain it right because I have a hard time expressing myself which I blame on past meds. I guess it's just because the world has such a negative view of bipolar and don't understand. And I guess it's because it's used so casually to describe someone. I have hypothyroidism. I accept that and know that I have to take meds for it the rest of my life. Why is it so hard for us to accept that we have bipolar disorder and that we need to take meds for it? Of course you don't go around telling people you have BP but why is it so hard to say it to yourself? It's like it's not real. Like it's a lie. I have mental health issues of all sorts - near constant depression, social anxiety, general anxiety, isolation, fear. I don't know. I'm rambling about nothing probably and for what reason? It's just frustrating that we can accept diabetes, thyroid disease, or whatever illness we have accept mental illness. Am I even making sense?