Did you accept your diagnosis at first!

Yip. It was like a light bulb moment, and then I read out the fact sheet I had received to my BF while he was driving and he agreed too. Relieved that we finally knew wtf was up.


Howwwww?


Uhm...


Not quite sure how to answer that... The new information just made sense, it explained much of me that didn't make sense for years before. Plus knowledge is power, I liked the idea of finally being able to have some kind of control, instead of being at the mercy of a random faceless, mental monster.


I welcomed my dx with open arms.

No. Took me couple of years.

Well finding out I was Bipolar came as a huuuuuuuge relief to me.

My whole life from childhood onward I felt different and never belonged. Given the diagnosis it was as though finally I did belong to a group and I wasn't alone at all.

Hi,

No I never it has took me 6 years and a lot of people input to make me realize that I do in fact have Bipolar although I still have my doubts now and then

Hi,
I just got diagnosed in July with BPD I and I'm still struggling with the diagnosis. I am "text book" bipolar and looking back the last 20 years the diagnosis should have not been a surprise. I am a good patient and take my medicine as prescribed but I feel like I'm getting worse than better. I am also struggling with forgiving myself for all the havoc I have caused the last 20 years. I am not using BPD I as an excuse for my behavior by any means but it explains a LOT. So "yes" I am still working on accepting it.