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Originally Posted by busymomof5
Selfish? No. I see it as survival. Frankly, not one person in my life really wants to know how I'm doing. They give lip service. My mom knows I have a bipolar diagnosis but ignores any discussion of my mental health so I don't tell her. Recently, Inhad a scary manic episode and was delusional. I told her. Her response was to change the subject to her. People don't really want to know.
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Yes, that's a major reason for me to keep things mostly to myself as well. People will blame you for keeping them in the dark but they also blame you for being negative and talking about what's going on. It's a no-win situation.