Posted by Wendy B on April 5, 2001, at 11:07:55
> > Chris:
> > All very sensible advice for someone who might not be freaking out the way I have been for the past few days. (I know it is nothing like what other people who participate on this board might have gone through in their horrible times, cutting, suicidal thoughts/attempts). But it's all too real for me right now.
> >
> > I see diagnoses as pigeon-hole too, and intellectually I understand: treat the symptoms. So why is this affecting me so much? Just a rhetorical question, I'm not expecting you to answer that...
> >
> > Thanks for your note, too,
> >
> > Wendy B
>
> Dear Wendy,
> I know why you're freaking out. BP has a lot of bad stereotypes. My son was diagnosed a few years ago and we both freaked out at first but as you live with it you'll see you're the same person you were before the pdoc attached that label to you and you're not more delicate or flammable because you have that label attached. It does take some getting used to, the stigma that is. But now you can get the proper help and once you can properly internalize it all you can appreciate the help and the meds. It can be a kick in the head.
>
> KarenKKaren,
I think you've got a lot of good points, it is like a kick in the head. And I did feel like I was delicate and flammable because of the dx, that's such a great way to put it. Also, I don't think of myself as someone who cares all that much about public opinion or conventional morality, but I feel you're probably right, too, about the social stigma thing. It's such an overwhelming feeling that man! I'm f*&$%-ed up! And how do I cope with that?(I'm going to submit this to the Psy-Social Babble page, 'cause we're no longer on meds at this point...)
Thanks for your thoughts/ideas,
Wendy
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