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Old May 13, 2008, 04:51 AM
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Schatje, that was a very helpful post. Thank you! ;]

Only two people in my life know I'm bipolar - the friend I met at the psychiatric ward who lives in the same country as mine, and a friend who lives in another country. It's hard not to have someone in the family not know of my condition. It's crazy as hell. >.<

Like what Suzy5654 said, it's really hard to tell people especially if they are not open to the idea itself. I live in Asia, which is rather a conservative atmosphere for such mental illness, like Bipolar Disorder. In my country, if they know you have mentall illness, they think you're crazy. SO NO THANKS.

My family and close circle of friends just know that I was admitted at the hospital for clinical depression, but they all think my illness was just a phase in my life. When they see me happy lately, they think I'm fine and okay for the rest of my life. What they do not know is I just put a mask of happiness >.<

It's great that at least, your family and close friends know about you being bipolar. ;] I do suggest that in the mean time, you leave it that way first until you have coped and learned that the people you plan to tell your illness to are also open-minded and eager enough to learn about your being bipolar.

Goodluck ;]

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