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Date Posted: 18:51:44 01/15/02 Tue
Author: Mikki
Author Host/IP: 216.40.137.95
Subject: Re: The flipside of depression
In reply to: Eric R 's message, "The flipside of depression" on 12:42:52 01/15/02 Tue

Hi Eric, I know exactly what you are talking about. I was severely depressed until I was correctly diagnosed as bipolar 2 after 5 years of illness. Up until that point, I went from med to med, therapist to therapist, and pdoc to pdoc looking for that help. I had 6 ECT treatments last February, and my life has done a complete turnaround. I do have my bad days still, but not like before.

Because I was sick for so long, I considered myself a "depressive". Everything I did was in relation to the illness. Until one day, when my therapist said.."you are not your illness"...the illness doesn't make who I am. Once I realized that and really believed it, I started to feel better. Now, I am Mikki who happens to be bipolar. I am no longer the living epitome of bipolar disorder.

So I go day to day, hoping I don't relapse, and trying to repair my life that the illness had damaged. I hope that I don't go back to the hell I was in, but now I feel good to have shed the label "depressive".

Take care and welcome to the board,

Mikki

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  • Re: The flipside of depression -- cassa, 21:57:29 01/15/02 Tue
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