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Originally Posted by skymonk
Hi Helley,
I was diagnosed w/bipolar disorder in 2000&with PTSD&schizo-affective disorder just this year. I've never been able to get regular treatment because I had no insurance&no money. I can now because I'm on disability which includes health insurance via Medicare. I totally understand the devastatio when getting a new diagnosis even when I suspected that the diagnosis was the problem, or at least part of it. I'd suggest reading a book by Elizabeth Kubler Ross called On Death&Dying because it talks about the 7 stages of grief. Whenever you're diagnosed with a mental illness you need to go through these stages before you can get to acceptance&really help yourself get better. I understand the difficulty w/navigating the website-it becomes clearer the more you use it. PS Suicidal thoughts are something we all have to deal w/from time to time when we've been diagnosed w/mental illness. Your not the only one&I still have problems w/that on an almost daily basis.-Skymonk  |
I think you hit the nail on the head when you said I'm grieving....I never thought of that before....I'm grieving for the "Party Girl" I once was - the one who never gave a ***** about what I did - --no matter how foolish, never cared how much I drank and partied ....I was always the one who HAD to come as the party just didn't happen unless I was there....now people are saying I'm different and not as much fun to be with! You can't win!
PS - I'll see if I can get that book too - thanks for the heads up on it