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Old Oct 09, 2017, 05:13 PM
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By the time I was diagnosed the term was bipolar. When I was told my diagnosis the practitioner explained that I had “bipolar one”. When I tell someone about my condition I never say “bipolar”. I always say “bipolar one”. There’s a difference between one and two I like to specify.
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2). PTSD
3). Anxiety
4). Hashimoto
5). Fibromyalgia
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7). Atopic dermatitis
8). Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria
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