Any one else have any more references?
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High-Functioning Bipolar Disorder | HealthyPlace
https://natashatracy.com/bipolar-dis...h-functioning/
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Understanding High-Functioning Bipolar Disorder and Seeking Treatment – Bridges to Recovery
What It Means to Have ‘High-Functioning Bipolar Disorder’ | The Mighty
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I explain to him how I don’t feel I have the capacity to let go completely: I have a job, a husband, a life. I need to keep it together. I tell the doc how I’ve learned over the years to present myself well to avoid people noticing there’s anything wrong. This has proven to be very important for my work life.
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It’s not always easy being high-functioning. Sometimes I get overlooked because I am not visibly struggling. Sometimes I feel like people don’t take my disorder as seriously. I act like I am OK to keep going. Acting like I am OK keeps my rational side active. My rational side keeps me in touch with reality and away from a world of hallucinations and delusions.
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I relate, to the one that is quoted...
But I am fortunate with work... I dont want to go into that all, but I am.. and i do believe it is partially it is due to the years of the facade.
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Anyone else? Or if not anyone else, it's nice for me to read of such a , characteristic (I guess) with bipolar.
Edit: the "highly functional " with keeping a job, paying rent/Bills is one thing I have argued with some pdocs of against the diagnoses... but every year I seem to be coming more to terms to it I guess... course the joke in my life will probably be, I'll come to terms and find out something else (ha). ... bad humor, sorry