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When do you give up on trying to communicate with friends and family?
Bipolar, Schizophrenia & Psychosis Support / by conscientiousPalmTree1026
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 February 25th, 2018
...See more I've been struggling with bipolar I my whole life but wasn't diagnosed until around 4 years ago. It was a huge "aha" moment, and pretty much everything fell into place in hindsight - the bad choices during mania, the extended depressions... I'm on meds now and doing much better, trying to get and keep my life in order. But my best friends don't seem to believe the impact of the diagnosis on my life. It feels as if they think all my actions and non-actions were my own choices. It's not that I don't want to take responsibility, but there are some definite periods of my life where my illness caused me to do certain things that they thought were "crazy" at the time. So I've tried to explain time and again, even given them resources about bipolar, but they're not taking me seriously. It's gotten to the point that when I reach out, I don't hear back from them anymore. And that's hurtful — especially since I don't ask for special treatment. I try to be a good friend. It's not always about me and I love knowing what's going on in their lives. But nothing I do seems to make a difference. Has anybody else had any experience with this?
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