[Pookyl]

It’s occurred to me that I was diagnosed 4 years ago today. It’s amazing how much it feels like my life is different because of bipolar. Bipolar has completely changed my life both in bad and good ways.
I hope the next four years are better.

[Wild Coyote]

Wow! You recall the date you were diagnosed? Amazing!

I wish you the best over the next four years and in the future beyond that.


WC

[Blueberrybook]

I cannot recall the dates I was diagnosed with any of these, probably not the year either.

You have good recall. I think the only thing I will remember (but probably later forget the year) is that I had a perforated ulcer on Valentine's Day.

[BastetsMuse]

Originally Posted by Pookyl

It’s occurred to me that I was diagnosed 4 years ago today. It’s amazing how much it feels like my life is different because of bipolar. Bipolar has completely changed my life both in bad and good ways.
I hope the next four years are better.

So long as you keep working on your issues, life gets better *even* with bipolar.

I was diagnosed almost 25 years ago, and I'm so glad to say that life is secure and safe and I can trust my meds and my psychiatrist.


So you have loads to look forward to.

[~Christina]

Good for you ! I think it’s important that you said there has been good and bad since then.

Many people only see the bad stuff, but life changes BP or not we all just seem to go outside the lines a lot

I know the month I was given my secret handshake into the club

[Travelinglady]

I hope the next years will be better, too. I think they will.

[pirilin]

I think most of us get highly impressed with the diagnostic.
I liked it the way I was before it. La Bruja thought I was having too much fun and sent me to the shrink.
That day, the music died.

You think you're sick because you don't act "normal" and a "professional" tells you you're crazy. You have to believe it.

I went to jail once being inocent, and the sheer fact that the stupid police took me in, made me feel guilty.
It confused me for a long time while waiting for trial.
I was doubting myself, because, if I did nothing wrong, how come I'm in this situation.

Then my lawyer asked for the Feds. I thought he was crazy.
Even the judge told him "are you sure you want the feds?" "they are nasty people".
Well, that ended the case. Feds never showed up.
They new Federal law. And that I did nothing wrong.

The stupid stupid local police tried to interpret Federal Law without any knowledge or any brains. I lost two years of my life in this mess.
As they say, you can beat the wrap, but you can't beat the ride.
They gave me the ride of my life. For nothing. Absolutely nothing. I sponged the case in a day.
21 pigs involved in the case. Like I was Al Capone. Hundreds of hours of audio and video surveillance. Wasted. My tax dollars at work.
I hope that cocky pig is on foot downtown Miami writing parking tickets. For the duration.

All this reegamaroll is to illustrate the fact that, because a "professional" says I'm crazy, I am.

I'm the same person I was seven years ago. Finally.
If La Bruja doesn't like it, tough.
She met me doing everything I was doing and wanted me at the time.
Her choice. She has to live with it. Or abandon ship. All the same to me.
I'll never listen to anybody ever again.
Mother is dead, so I have less guidance now. And......................................
I love myself!!!.

Cheers.
I'm back.

[JoeZmol]

better roads ahead.

[BipolaRNurse]

I remember the exact date I was diagnosed bipolar NOS: March 7, 2012. I also remember that I was diagnosed bipolar 1 on Halloween night of 2014. Those dates are forever burned in my memory. I've come a long way since then.

[Sunflower123]

I hope the next four years are better for you as well.

[Pookyl]

Thanks all 😊

[Daonnachd]

I can't even recall the year, but I was really messed up at the time.

Better days ahead, for you, Pookyl, and for the rest of us as well.