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.
Hey everyone...
I like to think of myself as an advocate for stopping the stigma on mental disorders. But I feel like a hypocrite when I feel weird to admit to a new friend that I suffer from bipolar. I guess it's because of the stigma that I get nervous to say it, but ...
I have a new friend. He's from Greece. I'm from Texas. So major cultural difference there. He's a really nice guy and I told him through private msg that I have bipolar. He hasn't responded & I'm just wondering what he thought about it. And here's another thing, I really care about him, I really like him. I will probably never see him again. Greece is so far from the corner town in Texas that I live in. So messaging is all we have. And I hardly know anything about the Greek culture and how they process personal information. "Texicans" are pretty open lol. Did I say too much by telling him I have bipolar?
Please share your thoughts :)
I like to think of myself as an advocate for stopping the stigma on mental disorders. But I feel like a hypocrite when I feel weird to admit to a new friend that I suffer from bipolar. I guess it's because of the stigma that I get nervous to say it, but ...
I have a new friend. He's from Greece. I'm from Texas. So major cultural difference there. He's a really nice guy and I told him through private msg that I have bipolar. He hasn't responded & I'm just wondering what he thought about it. And here's another thing, I really care about him, I really like him. I will probably never see him again. Greece is so far from the corner town in Texas that I live in. So messaging is all we have. And I hardly know anything about the Greek culture and how they process personal information. "Texicans" are pretty open lol. Did I say too much by telling him I have bipolar?
Please share your thoughts :)
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And by the way, my new Pdoc is from Greece.
Currently Greece is experiencing an epidemic of mental illness due the stress of the financial crisis.
It may be he needs time to think or it may be that he feels he doesn't want contact with someone with mental illness. Can't tell.
How long ago did you message him?
One thing to remember though is that since you two live in other countries anyway he may not matter to you in a few months. In a bit you may have another long distance friend to talk to. People on the Internet as in real life come and go as their lives pull them away. if you lose this friend over your mental illness due to cultural stigma, you lost someone where there was never much of a future anyway.