This is partially from a thread I started at Psych Central: Feelings When First Diagnosed
I've been interested in how other people felt right after their diagnosis was disclosed to them. I actually first felt relief that there was a name and treatments for all the chaos I had been dealing with in my life. I also felt a small amount of shock, only because I didn't realize I was having manic episodes, I was only aware of the depression. I guess my mind is going too fast for me to notice what I'm doing when I am manic. Thankfully I now know the signs of a mood escalating into mania.
After that I felt anger, like I would never live a normal life because I couldn't find the right medication for awhile. Not long after that was acceptance. I have this disorder. It doesn't define me, I can be proactive in my treatment and live a successful like if I'm determined to. For myself, it was a process of different reactions.
If you're reading and you have Bipolar Disorder, how did you feel after you were first diagnosed? Shock, anger, relief, etc? Let me know in the comments below, I find it interesting how differently we react to this type of news being told to us.
I remember figuring that I was bipolar but their not saying I was for months and months later. I was upset at this. FINALLY, they said I was Bipolar 1 and I was happy because it fit so well. By the way, I am bipolarhallucidations.blogspot.com on here.
ReplyDeleteI'm subscribed to your blog :) Thank you for commenting, and I understand what you mean. I was so relieved when I found out, it explained what I had been experiencing so well. Now at least I know what I'm dealing with so I can try to manage it with medication, therapy, etc and try to stay stable.
DeleteI can definitely relate! Sometimes I'm ok with the Dx and other days I just don't believe it.
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