Posted by B2chica on May 10, 2004, at 12:39:14
In reply to Re: The stigma and loneliness of mental illness.... » KindGirl, posted by karen_kay on May 10, 2004, at 12:00:29
Boy KK, you said a Mouthful!
Knowing the Stigma of "mental Illness" doesn't get me upset so much as makes me want to Change it. Say "i am bipolar and i'm not in jail and not useless because of the disorder. btw-LG04 i prefer affective disorder- i don't like MI either :)
-TV is especially bad for promoting the negative stigma.KK i've been around some work colleagues and they joke about our engineer as being bipolar cuz of his moods, and i just want to say, you know there's alot more to being bipolar than having a few hyper and disappointment days.
>"i simply said, 'certifiably, and i'd love to attend your wedding. just be careful what you ask for dear."
-I LOVE IT.> but, there's also a good side to it as well. a soon to be relative of mine is depressed. and this relative talked to me about it.
-this is a WONDERFUL outcome, a blessing.>"i'm honest to most people if i think it's beneficial (or if i'm manic and jsut won't shut up! that's never fun when you talk too much about things you shouldn't to strangers)."
God I HATE THIS!! i'm a very private person but when i get manic man i actually feel sick to my stomach at how much i blab when i get this way! -thank goodness this batch of meds have been working.
>"but, i'd rather people not think i'm moody or hyper because i'm bipolar. that's just me and i think i'd be very much the same without a disorder. it only hightens my personality and characteristics at times."BINGO!!!
when i got my initial Dx, this was honest to God my biggest fear. that ALL my feelings would become invalid over my Dx. that i would be happy or angry cuz i was manic or that i was sad or upset or even just Quiet! cuz i was depressed! i am who i am. i didn't just all of a sudden "become" bipolar, i've never known anything else. i FEEL. I AM. just let me be me.B2c.
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