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Old Feb 15, 2022, 07:54 PM
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So just spoke to my therapist. She says I'm still in denial regarding diagnosis of bipolar. I'm ready to cry. She says I need to decide on what I want from life. Says I am the only one with the answers. I'm sorry I'm a liability I just don't know what to think at the moment. My Psychiatrist says I'm ill but I don't see it. He says I was sad yesterday again I don't see it. Why can't I just see it. Why can't I just accept it and move on.

Will I ever be able to accept it and move on or am I doomed. I feel like crying I'm in a tizz. I thought I had it all figured out but I don't.

This is a vent/a cry for help/advice needed....

I know you all hate me on here for being sn attention seeker I get that. But I am not looking for attention. I'm looking for peoples opinions on how they overcame the denial the shame the guilt of being diagnosed with Bipolar.

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Maybe I’m in denial still after ten years but I still accept medication [emoji381]. I know I have psychosis that recurs intermittently and it needs to be treated but when it comes to moods I’m not convinced I’m bipolar. I think it’s a diagnosis of convenience because while something is wrong idk what and they don’t know what. From what I recall you also get occasional psychosis…in my case I’m only on antipsychotics which also treat the “bipolar”. Psychosis is dangerous untreated but I’ve never had a dangerous mood in the absence of psychosis therefore I treat the psychosis but there is also a factor of APs helping bipolar so I may have it but it’s treated. I still think I have some sort of medical condition possibly autoimmune but I have no proof of that and until I do, treatment will continue as normal. So you don’t have to accept bipolar so much as the dangerous aspects like psychosis. Accept a small part not the big package and you’ll still be able to get help.

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