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WantToBe said:
Has anyone struggled with thoughts of "there is nothing physically wrong with me...I must be bringing on these highs and lows myself" ? I have read quite a bit about people being misdiagnosed (as I was)... now as I wait for the new meds to "take hold", this thought comes to mind.
NOt that thought specifically but others such as "maybe this is all just. . .and not really bp" or my current on e just having been diagnosed with a sleep disorder is "maybe if we fix my sleep disorder this will all go away". For me I think it is the background wish of just wanting to be normal or healthy. But reality is without my meds I am not a nice person to be around or extremely depressed. So I continue to take my meds, stay stabel and enjoy my life.

One of the frustrations with this illness is that it effects of brain, the seat of thinking, so it can be challenging to weed out what is healthy thinking and what is unhealthy and dangerrous thinking. This is what I believe leads to the statistics of so many with mental health illnesses being non-compliant with their medications and treatment.

Blessings and prayers!
 
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