RE: Over- and mis- diagnosis of mental disorders (Was: Bipolar Disorder)
June 12, 2013 at 9:12 pm
People with bipolar can be quite brilliant, so yes, I'd trust a therapist/doc with bipolar. Also, it gives them perspective on what they are treating, assuming their own illness is well managed.
I think of myself as pretty normal, or at least pretty damn good at faking it IRL, even if I don't feel it. There's been numerous instances that I've found myself mentally/emotionally completely discombobulated. Yet, when I point this out to friends or my husband, they have no clue that I am "off." It tends to manifest as annoyance, being short-tempered, or distracted, for me. My husband, my best friend, and mother were all shocked when I admitted myself to a hospital for treatment of severe depression and suicidal ideation.
Forums are a good way for me to gauge how much of what is in my head is fit for human consumption. It helps give me some perspective, without overloading my anxiety reflexes, which happens a lot IRL for me.
I think of myself as pretty normal, or at least pretty damn good at faking it IRL, even if I don't feel it. There's been numerous instances that I've found myself mentally/emotionally completely discombobulated. Yet, when I point this out to friends or my husband, they have no clue that I am "off." It tends to manifest as annoyance, being short-tempered, or distracted, for me. My husband, my best friend, and mother were all shocked when I admitted myself to a hospital for treatment of severe depression and suicidal ideation.
Forums are a good way for me to gauge how much of what is in my head is fit for human consumption. It helps give me some perspective, without overloading my anxiety reflexes, which happens a lot IRL for me.
