Did you just get the dx? I know it feels wierd to let family members know, but in my case everyone knew cause i pulled a hiroshima.

Some people in my family used to tell me to pray and start eating at the beginning of my last episode then backed off when they saw how sick i got...

more and more im seeing my bp as a medical condition, it makes it not so scary, thats helped me educate family about it.

I dont know if this helps but things like that (for me ) are starting to get easier. Im not embarrased, just hurt by a couple of peoples reactions because they are ignorant.

I forgot all about the diagnosis, heck I could even tell you the doctor was diagnosed it. Sad part is I had to look in the yellow pages and just call psychiatrist in the city were I knew it was and just start calling you seeing if I had been a patirent.

After my first posts on April 26th asking about is this a manic episode, I had an emergency meeting with my psychiatris. He added the Zyprexa to my current regimen of Wellbutrin, but on Thursday it got so bad that I called the the crisis center and they sent an ambulance to me.

Thinking thinking that in August of 2006 I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and in December 2007 I was fired. So time is the time my life that everything was falling apart.

So I guess my second diagnosis would have been Wednesday, April 27,2012. The differences this time I realize I need to stay on medication, that I need to get better care of myself, and continue therapy and treatment.

I'm glad your gonna be working your treatment plan! I'm sorry youve had such a rough go of it (((((hugs)))))

I hope you do well with your treatment. My family doesn't believe in any type of mental illness. We haven't spoken since 2006, so, I hope you have better luck than I did.!!!

Normally I would say that telling anyone about your diagnosis is a bad thing.

But that is only true sometimes and I am glad that my family knows this. It would have been too hard me to hide this and now I can be honest when I am having a bad day and they want me to visit.

Ask Dancingdog for the name of the book about BP and get it for your family to read.

How many pp go to the hospital from April 27 to now for a disease that praying and eating right can make you recover from?

Most people who hear about BPers only heare about the really scary pp who are BP you need to explain not all BP people are like that.

Sometimes you just cant get people to "get it" and just have to lean back and let it roll off your shoulders. Getting upset will only upset YOU.

Remember you got US :) !!!!

Marilyanna I did give my mom a copy of the information on of the nurses printed out for me, I don't think my mom would read it. It took my mom 3 1/2 years to realize what effects MS had on body and brain, her and my dad finally came to an information session. Now she says things like that's your MS brain ~ that was after me loosing my job, getting a cane and arm crutches LOL!! Maybe in 3 1/2 years she'll get that I'm bp!!!!

I have only told a few close friends the dx, and I will tell my docors. Right now I know I'm reading a book on bp. As long as I get my dx that's all that matters!!!

It makes it a heck of a lot easier when family is accepting and has a good understanding of Bipolar Disorder and what it's like to live with it.

It's kind of frustrating when family members reject what you tell them about the illness and instead suggest simple remedies that they think will 'cure' you when, in reality, they won't help one, little bit.

I hope your family will 'be there' for you in the way that you want and need!!!!

Sheesh!!! Sorry you're dealing with MS as well as the BP. I hope that you do well in spite of the double whammy!!!! (((((Hugs)))))