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[4givenme]

Does anyone else have it where others around you question your diognosis of bipolar? I am bipolar, I know I am bipolar, but those around me know of others in thier life that have had bipolar and they act much different or worse than me, so therefore I dont have bipolar according to them even though 2 psychiatrists ahve diagnosed me with it????????

 

[bshaw96]

Does anyone else have it where others around you question your diognosis of bipolar? I am bipolar, I know I am bipolar, but those around me know of others in thier life that have had bipolar and they act much different or worse than me, so therefore I dont have bipolar according to them even though 2 psychiatrists ahve diagnosed me with it????????

I was just diagnosed last week, though Ive kinda always known. Ive only told my mom, my husband, and a close friend. Ive noticed Im not taken seriously either, but Im OK with it. Especially where my husband is concerned. He has lived with me like this for almost 12 years, thru the good, bad, and very ugly. I think he's sort of formed his own way of coping with me, which in part involves tuning me out. It can be hurtful when Im really wanting to talk, be taken seriously, but I try to remember he has only seen the mood swings/hurts of my actions. He is human too and it's hard to just push that aside and support me 100%. It's almost like he just doesn't wanna discuss it. I feel like that will change as my meds start to stabilize me somewhat and he learns to "trust" me again. But bipolar is also something that's so common now days, it doesn't have a huge shock factor. It's very serious for the person living with it, but to many, it's just very commonplace, and no big deal. Make sense? Hang in there!!!

 

[Alive again]

I have a milder version of bp2 than either my Dad or my son has. I don't necessarily have people ignoring it per se, but I do use this misconception to my advantage for situations when I would rather no one really know the truth. My med is an antiseizure, so when the wt loss clinic had to know my meds and asked about it, I simply told them it was an antiseizure med being used for an off label use. Technically, leaving a false impression is a lie-but I just didn't wanted to get into it all in that situation. If they had asked further, I owuld just say it is for a chronic condtion that is too complicated to get into. They might ask if they need to know about it and I just say "no". So I do use this to my advantage at times.

 

[wonderwaleye]

Dear 4givenme

Maybe you need to ask them where their degree hangs on the wall as you would like to see it.



Bipolar comes in all different shapes and sizes.
There's not one covering that fits them all.



It's sort of like being doctor Jekyll and Hyde. It might not of exposed it's self to them. YET



Don't worry about what others think just follow the doctors advise and you will fair the best.



ALWAYS REMEMBER:




XEven though you can't see Him, GOD is there!O
( click on the X and move to the O ) ( then feel who is around you )

 

[Zita123]

Does anyone else have it where others around you question your diognosis of bipolar? I am bipolar, I know I am bipolar, but those around me know of others in thier life that have had bipolar and they act much different or worse than me, so therefore I dont have bipolar according to them even though 2 psychiatrists ahve diagnosed me with it????????

Just let them know that there are so many different phases to BP. Everyone is different. I even change alot. Sometimes my manic episodes are really mean but sometimes they are where I CAN'T STOP CLEANING AND LAUGHING AND DANCING AND SINGING AROUND THE HOUSE FOR DAYS! Tell them nicely to not judge you until they have read up on it.
GOD BLESS!!
Zita