Posted by Maria01 on July 19, 2007, at 16:21:56
In reply to Self-Delusion and losing my mind, posted by LlurpsieNoodle on July 19, 2007, at 15:08:30
I'm hesistant to use labels for myself, because I'm much more than a lable. I'm unipolar, and it can easily be confused with bipolar. A lot of diagnoses can be confused as others, that's why I take it with a grain of salt. As others have said, it's just a means for billing insurance.
It's not a lose-lose situation. You are much more than a label. I am "recovering" from 18 mos. worth of work with an intern who probably gave me every label in the book. What helps me is telling myself my other "Labels": Student, business owner, pet owner, animal lover, friend, girlfriend, etc.
Regardless of whatever your dx is, if you are responding well to meds intended for bipolar, than that's all you need to worry about. Doesn't mean you are tied to that dx forever. A good, honest pdoc and/or T will tell you that diagnosing is an inexact science on a good day.
Don't let the labels get you down....
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