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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"mental illness........."

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Why do we still classify our symptoms under "Mental Illness?"

The last time I checked the brain and all the anatomy parts above the neck had a very physical component to them.
And our symptoms only result in physical impairment.
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Our disorder originates in the brain chemistry.
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Chemically imbalanced clowns with deeply tragic hearts.
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Because it is a mental illness as is borderline personality disorder, schizophrenia, add, adhd etc........

We are al label :((
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the trouble is mental illness is still not really accepted is it. I find I can now refer to the fact that I have suffered from mental illness over the years because I am now in my sixties and have nothing to lose. I just wish there was acceptance just round the corner, but I feel there is not, not yet ......
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Not ever I don't think, there is too much stigma attached to it. While people who commit crimes keep using their mental illness as an excuse, people are always going to frown upon and judge us by what they hear in the news :((
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I consider myself to be mentally ill, and label myself as a "looney". This is my way of accepting my fate with a sense of humor. I don't know how else to!
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I prefer the word eccentric!
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i've always liked that song

' Toys In The Attic'
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because some. many bipolar people feel more AT ease with a DX of mental Disorder..than BRAIN DISESAE.
Which ,i(mental illness,even thought we hate the name) fact it is....
Bipolar is a vbrain disease..like alhiemers etc...and just like anyother disease (diabetes,pancriatis glaugoma)
J ,without proprer care and treatment ,it can cause irrepareable damage to our brains.
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brain is a mental part and therefore a mental illness stamp out stigmas
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