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I'm bipolar, and have been taking meds for almost 8 years (although I can look back farther and recognize now that I have been bipolar for much longer than that). I take my meds everyday, and I've been doing really well for over a year now (my last worst "episode" was Jan. 2003, when I had thoughts of suicide and had to do outpatient hospitalization). I tend to be more toward the depressed side, but I do have the manic times too. I have never tried to hide my conditon. I have nothing to be ashamed of; I have a medical condition that I treat with medications. That's it.
Sairose: I know what you mean when you say that some people treat those with mental disorders differently. One of my bosses was talking about a son of a friend who was getting treatment for a mental disorder, and she said, "He just needs to get over it." I about screamed! Would you tell a person with cancer to "get over it"? Don't think so. Luckily, my other (main) boss knows about my conditon and is very considerate.
-Nicole
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