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Originally Posted by Sapien
This is a cool concept, I never really thought of applying the stages of grief to having a mental illness, but it fits very well.
I spend a lot of time in denial: "I only acted like this because of x, y, and z, not because I have bipolar disorder," and "it can't be BP because the doctor that first diagnosed me was stupid and all the others that diagnosed me after were just going based off of incorrect and biased history." Right now I'm at acceptance.
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Thank you! My mom spent the entire time after her diagnosis in denial. It wasn’t until I went into depression and acknowledged that I had it did she finally agree she had it too.... but I wasn’t ready to accept it until now. I’m helping my mom to learn to accept it too.