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Originally Posted by Wander
I accepted the diagnosis readily as I was thrilled to finally have an answer that fitted my years of symptoms. On the other hand I still find severe episodes very hard to accept. They really confront me with the dark side of Bipolar, and scare me to be honest.
Have you ever had ‘friends’ reject your Bipolar diagnosis only to hit you with diagnosis’s that they think fits better?
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Not my friends, per se, but my husband, yes. I actually don't have many friends unless you count H, my 2 sisters, my good friend from college living in the U.S. Northeast. My husband rejected all my diagnoses for years, even the time the pdoc decided I was bipolar type I and had me make an appointment for both H and me, so she could tell us about BPI, what to what expect as far as prognosis, how it is lifelong, that I'll likely always need meds, things he should watch for like lack of sleep that may be a precursor to mania.
He left, brushing her completely off on the car ride home.
However, around a year ago, he finally admitted to me, yes, he believes bipolar exists (he wouldn't even acknowledge that before) and yes, he believes I have bipolar I and the panic disorder and PTSD but he doesn't want to acknowledge the eating disorder. I suppose if I had anorexia, restricting type, it would be easy to see, but since mine is anorexia, purging type (and purging through exercise at that), he just sees a healthy person exercising to stay fit and help with stress. So I guess I'm almost there with him.
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