Bipolar Disorder Support Group
Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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Hey guys. I'm a newbie here. I've been on for a couple months but am just now well enough to really post and interact with yall.
Was anyone really embarrassed when they were first diagnosed with BP? This embarrasment has seemed to carry over into everything. I'm embarrassed to even tell people what i like anymore (books, food, etc). I'm embarrassed to eat in front of people outside my family. It's almost like i am scared they will attribute anything i do to my disorder or i'm scared they will think less of me.
Was anyone really embarrassed when they were first diagnosed with BP? This embarrasment has seemed to carry over into everything. I'm embarrassed to even tell people what i like anymore (books, food, etc). I'm embarrassed to eat in front of people outside my family. It's almost like i am scared they will attribute anything i do to my disorder or i'm scared they will think less of me.
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it's the best thing that's happened to me in a long time, truely.
Good luck
I am still ambarassed about it. haha
I dont tell anybody. Its my and your seceret
Let me know if I can help.
the diagnosis now gives you something tangable to move forward with....
Just think...there are tons of people who walk around everyday wearing the most horrendous outfits & don't feel the slightest bit embarrassed. And this is by choice ;)
Welcome & best of luck!
But despite that, I did go through those normal stages: denial, shock, doubt, etc.
Now I own it, I'm proud of being bp (well maybe proud is a little strong of a word), it's who I am and people will just have to live with it, 'cuz I do.
No one will think less of you, some may re-act strangely to it, but they aren't worth the energy to worry about. You can waste so much of your life away by worrying about what others think. Please don't do that.
Maybe it's my age, or my years of struggle, but I don't hide it from anyone anymore. If someone asks, I tell. If someone is ragging on the mentally ill, I speak up. It's no different than someone with diabetes or any other life long illness that requires treatment.
My dx was actually a relief. I could finally put a name to it. Then research was available to help explain it to others.
Welcome to the nut house. :)
Hopefully you'll become more comfortable with the diagnosis over time and see that it is just something that you now know which direction to go with in treating it.