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After 40 years of being mis dx'd with depression, I was so relieved to be finally be be dx'd with bp at age 40. It explained so much. I was also dx'd with Anxiety Disorder, not an uncommon co-morbid disorder of bp. I also have PTSD and Epilepsy.
Since then, I've never considered the possibility of being 'cured' of bp, but instead always hoped to maintain 'stability'. And I've worked very hard to do so for the past 26 years. That's included therapy and meds. At times my meds have had to be tweaked, just a fact of life......but not so often as the years go on. I've learned coping skills in therapy, very important. There are many types of therapies and not all works for each person. It's up to you and your therapist to find which one works works for you. It's all about finding the tdoc you click with.
I'm aware that this is is something I will have to live with for the rest of my life for me to maintain my stability. And that's what it's all about.
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The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
~Martin Luther King~
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