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.
I am so sick of hearing people say that bipolar is the "in" diagnosis; that "everyone" is bipolar these days.
i'm sure that some people are hastily diagnosed, or misdiagnosed.
but ... not that i depend on other people understanding me, but it makes it hard to tell people that you're bipolar when they're coming from the viewpoint that "everyone is bipolar these days."
for those of us who are truly ill ... it just trivializes our experience. makes it seem fake in the eyes of others.
and i don't feel like taking the time to describe my episodes and "prove" to people that i'm really bipolar.
i'm just sick of hearing it.
do you think bipolar is over-diagnosed these days? or just more openly discussed?
is anyone else bothered by the idea that "everyone is bipolar these days" and thus nobody is "really" bipolar?
i'm sure that some people are hastily diagnosed, or misdiagnosed.
but ... not that i depend on other people understanding me, but it makes it hard to tell people that you're bipolar when they're coming from the viewpoint that "everyone is bipolar these days."
for those of us who are truly ill ... it just trivializes our experience. makes it seem fake in the eyes of others.
and i don't feel like taking the time to describe my episodes and "prove" to people that i'm really bipolar.
i'm just sick of hearing it.
do you think bipolar is over-diagnosed these days? or just more openly discussed?
is anyone else bothered by the idea that "everyone is bipolar these days" and thus nobody is "really" bipolar?
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I have psychotic toes
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also heard borderline often confused with bp2...as has rapid mood swings or sth.
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