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Anonymous #1
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How does one know if they are bipolar?
#26825973 - 07/15/20 08:41 PM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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Alright alright alright. I understand the fundamental metrics of what bipolar is. So if you have some surface level insight for me.... fuck off.
I was "diagnosed" with bipolar. It was during a manic episode from drug use. I talked to a doctor for all of 5 minutes and I decided to make him think I had bipolar. I dont know why I did this - But I did. Ever since my family is massively confident that I have bipolar. And I am just moments away from my next manic episode. Here we are 10 years later no manic episode and yet they still think its going to happen.
I have tried hard to believe I have bipolar. Try to see how my actions are that of a bipolar person. I know that a description of bipolar includes the individual not believing they have bipolar. I find that laughable.
I can say that what does happen to me is after a night of drinking it will take me a solid 6 hours to change back to my former self. I'll be more talktaive, more prone to post on forums(gee can you believe that one?), a bit unstable/awkward, and just generally feeling "different".
I think I am a bit of a shy person if I dont know you. But a very confident person if I do. In groups I'll be quiet and awkward. But then again sometimes I'm not? It depends entirely on the mood. I analyze the living shit out of everything. I think about what people mean when they say or do things. What their intentions are both conscious and subconscious. That puts a weird place of convo from my direction in the air. Plus a bit of a delay sometimes that doesnt seem merited.
Iunno. Someone diagnose me over the internet. Lol
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Anonymous #2
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Re: How does one know if they are bipolar? [Re: Anonymous #1]
#26825986 - 07/15/20 08:54 PM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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Edited by Anonymous (08/17/20 07:37 PM)
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Anonymous #3
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Re: How does one know if they are bipolar? [Re: Anonymous #1] 1
#26825995 - 07/15/20 08:59 PM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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I get the sense that your friends and family all think you’re bipolar, and a trained professional has diagnosed you as bipolar. As you know it is common for someone who is bipolar to go through a period (or multiple periods) where they are convinced they are not bipolar. This usually leads to them stopping the meds that they probably shouldn’t stop taking and often going off the rails soon thereafter. But if you really haven’t had any “episodes” in 10 years, maybe you really are fine. You only mentioned no manic episodes, what about depression and periods where you don’t want to get out of bed, or do anything, etc.? Trying to trick a doc into misdiagnosis sounds like something a bipolar person would do by the way (ironically).
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