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Jan 27, 2021, 07:09 AM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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Originally Posted by MarcusAurelius
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1) Do you have any co-morbid mental illness diagnoses with bipolar disorder?
2) In your opinion, does having the multiple diagnoses better help you understand or explain your set of issues and experience?
3) Just curious – is having a label important to you? I’m curious your perspective. As far as treatment goes – I’m definitely a “whatever works, works.” – to hell with whatever label you wanna give it. However, as far as feeling a sense of being understood and belonging, I do like having a label to help guide that discussion, but that is just my personal opinion.
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I was diagnosed with CPTSD a fairly long time before I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I didn't want to have that diagnosis, but it certainly fit with my inadequate coping skills.
The double diagnosis definitely explains my issues and experiences. What's most difficult is discerning PTSD from my native personality. With therapy, however, it's becoming easier to do so.
I believe a label is important for the purpose of treatment. For example, bipolar disorder needs mainly medication, whereas PTSD primarily needs therapy
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