I've been told that I am bipolar. I feel that diagnosis is unfair. A person can only be strong for so long and eventually they crack. Yes, I'm broken but i'm not un-fixable. Why do the doctors want to label people who are hurting? You are not your diagnosis. They are only symptoms of a larger problem in the subconsious that needs to be fixed. If more people would read books like psycho-cybernetics and the power of positive thinking there would be less depression and more success. I believe the medicine is helping me long enough to work on myself and will not be a crutch forever. I will break free!
2006-11-26 01:48:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
The diagnosis is a double sword. It can steer people into better helping you overcome the problem. However, when people only see you as the diagnosis and not the person they tend to not be able to help you to the best of your ability. So a diagnosis of bipolar can be helpful but the people that are there to help you also must realize that your biplar disorder is not the same as Person B's bipolar disorder it's just a classification of symptoms that can fall under that diagnosis and it can give people an idea of what can fall under that area in the future.
Sorry if it sounds like I'm picking on you, I'm honestly trying not to.
2006-11-26 02:00:58 · answer #1 · answered by sfparadox 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know where you're coming from....Who wants to wear a label? Because the truth is that when people hear one has mental illness, they expect the worst out of the person. I'm not just talking to be talking. I have had to deal with a mentally ill mother for 20 years, and there were some dark days. But God has also blessed with sun filled days.
There's nothing wrong with getting treatment for any condition. You just can't wear the "labels" that people will try to attach to your back. You are still a person, and need love and nurturing as anyone else. There is power in words and in positive thinking. I am a woman of faith, and without God there's no way I could have dealt with all I have dealt with over the years.
Take it one day at a time, love yourself, and remember that God loves you. And yes Jesus can fix you. Keep saying you will break free, and I believe that you will. There is so much power in words.
2006-11-26 13:06:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a non-medic who has worked with people diagnosed as having 'mental disorder' for over 20 years I would suggest this. Firstly, diagnosis is only based on two things, the symptoms you show when 'unwell', your behaviour in other words, and the response you show to different drugs. I assume that mood stabilisers are helping you at the moment which is why you have been given your diagnosis of BP. If you are very stressed and your moods are fluctuating wildly then they would help anyway, to a dgree. Have you had other medical checks? sometimes in both women and men thyroid problems of even a minor level can have effects similar and pituitary as well.
2006-11-26 03:51:39 · answer #3 · answered by Samuel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm with you on that! I too recently got "diagnosed" with Bipolar II.
I am going through a barrage of feelings. I'm angry about it most of all. There is little known about this and I feel like the diagnosis and "treatment" is just an over all blanket to cover what they don't really know about it. I am not on meds yet. I don't want to take them. It seems the medication side effects are worse than being "sick". I would be interested to know what you are taking and how it is working for you. Sometimes I feel like this so called mental illness is my identity...if that makes any sense. And with meds..I will lose myself somehow. I don't know who I really am anymore. Its ridiculous. I'm glad to hear you have a positive attitude about it. I haven't quite got to that point yet. You are right though...you aren't UN fixable. And not "broken" either. Fight the good fight!
Feel free to email me...
2006-11-26 01:57:32 · answer #4 · answered by Steph 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I know some people may feel that a diagnosis is just a label, but my diagnoses helped me understand what was going on with me. I didn't understand why I was doing certain things, what was wrong with me, etc. Now that I know my diagnoses, I can work toward fixing the problem.
2006-11-26 02:33:28 · answer #5 · answered by kristalshyt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
excellent question! I dont think the diagnosis means to label you, its just a part of who you are, and you can choose what you want to do with it. you dont have to introduce yourself to someone new by saying "Hi I'm _name_ and I'm bipolar" but you can if you want to. sounds like you have an awsome attitude toward it.
2006-11-26 01:51:53 · answer #6 · answered by lisa42088 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋