[Icare dixit]

Did you feel less special and/or more normal when you were diagnosed with BP or did you feel more special and/or less normal?

I felt less special and more normal, which is a good thing overall even though (nor surprisingly) I used to feel more special when manic, which, even though it wasn't true, was hard to come to terms with at the time.

I'm technically not diagnosed with BP though and it makes me feel more of an outcast. So it's a bit of a double-edged sword.

When I was diagnosed I felt some sadness. It meant I was crazy. With the diagnosis also came some reassurance that since my problem was identified I would be working with professionals to treat the symptoms and maintain some sense of consistency with my emotions. I'm starting to spiral again, so a change in medication(s) might be in order.

I would not accept that there was now "something wrong with me."
My doctor did not diagnose me with a specific condition, I do not think as she only gave me information on what a "psychotic episode" was.
She was mostly positive. But they bent the rules and consulted with my family without my consent and I was eighteen years old. I will have to find out if they can deem you unfit to make decisions, in a psyche ward.
For all they knew my family may have been the cause and the abusers. Those close to you hurt you the most.
I made a lot of progress in the space of a month. The doctor spoke to me on my own, suspecting that my alcohol consumption may have been making me remember memories instead of blocking them out. There's a revelation for you all. They obviously had to get this information from my parents. I guess it is probably a grey area, because I was indeed very ill, but I recovered as many do. Looks like I have a lot of reading to do. Mental Health Act Scotland may take some time to pick apart.

[Miss Laura]

I felt very angry when I was diagnosed. I refused to accept it and asked for a second opinion. Which I didn't get. But then was appointed a CPN and he said he was my second opinion. I am still frustrated with my diagnosis 7 years on. I guess I am just an angry person

[liveforsummer]

I started out in shock and am still in the denial phase 6 months since Dx.

[Unrigged64072835]

I was relieved when I got the diagnosis. I thought something like this was happening, but because I also had borderline nobody would see past that.

I felt less special and more normal. Like I now had the answer. And also the meds are helping instead of dragging me down.

[scatterbrained04]

I feel less normal now than I did before diagnoses. I thought I was normal with just bouts of depression before.