Posted by judy1 on June 10, 2002, at 14:14:39
In reply to Manic Defence and therapy, posted by andrew13 on June 10, 2002, at 12:33:48
Either we have the same shrink or this is a shared phenomenon. I posted a while back on this subject and no one seemed aware it. Personally, I don't think bipolar disorder is 100% biologically based and theoretically why can't hypomania be used in the same way as denial as a coping mechanism. Does your therapist think you are using it in that fashion? Do you see some sort of pattern related to what's being discussed in therapy to your episodes? I found no pattern in my own case but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Thanks for posting- judy
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