[cnlj123]

Was diagnosed last November with BP 2, & am just now open to really trying to understand what it means in my life & how to live with it. Life has improved through therapy & meds but still struggled with accepting the diagnosis. Am now trying to become educated on how to live with it. I'm very thankful for a patient family & therapist & God's forgiveness, mercy & grace. Has anyone else out there struggled with accepting the diagnosis? Just curious. Thanks

[wildflowerchild25]

I go back and forth with acceptance. Many days I'm fine and willing to fight but when the depression takes over I just bemoan the dx. I think most of us have struggled to accept such a life changing dx. You are not alone and I am.glad things have improved for you.

[Victoria'smom]

I recently went back to not believing my diagnosis. I'm struggling with taking my medication. So know you are not alone.

I never struggled with accepting it when I got it, maybe, but I do go back and forth between believing in it and believing it's something else or that I'm just lazy. I never stay in that mood long enough to give it much attention though. I pretend to be confident about my dx all the time.

I found it very difficult in the first year, although it explained everything I did not want it.

[middlepath]

I found my DX so difficult to digest that i ignored it for 10 years. During that period i managed to make a mess of my life. At the beginning of this year I decided that it was time to do something about it (on the coat tails of my worst depression). I have been going to therapy, taking my meds (though I still struggle with that), but have accepted the DX and know what happens to me when i ignore it. So YES, I struggled with the DX to the point where i could not face it...now I feel at peace (for now) with it and like knowledge is the best way to help myself navigate life.

[gayleggg]

I didn't have trouble accepting my dx because it was the only thing that answered the questions of why I was doing what I was doing and why my moods changed so suddenly. I was glad to finally have an explanation.
Gayle

[SunriseCoffee]

I have trouble accepting the dx....I just recently received it, but it's difficult for me to believe!

[A Red Panda]

I've always accepted it about me.... but I refused to acknowledge it, if that makes any sense? Like... I refused to acknolwedge that it would actually possibly BE bipolar until recently when I finally went to see a pdoc. I don't really accept that the PDOC believes I am bipolar because he's only met me once from things.

But all the symptoms of bipolar that I have? I accepted all of that years ago and have worked with them.