maMONa
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Well...Ive been there and done that. It took 4 psychiatrists and friends to convince me i was bipolar. In fact, it was first my friends who "diagnosed" after attending a seminar on mental disorders. I just thought i was high strung or had anxiety probelms. It took a lot of reading books and time. The problem with bipolars is that we, amny times, DON'T SEE what were doing wrong or of we are acting inappropriate. I still have that problem....but now I can look back to a certain event or time, and think..."ok that wasnt nice or that was uncalled for." get him to search the web for research....get books, I like "An Unquiet Mind" by Kay Redfield Jamison, a psychiatrist who is bipolar herself.As for diagnosing....obviously there is no one TEST. BUT, i was given a full blood workup and physical to rule out any possible underlying medical problems that may attribute to bioplar symptoms. Once that's ruled out...tons of questions. Hours of questions. It's hard...but your husbancd needs to be as detailed as possible and dont hold back. the more info, the better. good luck "Sometimes being a bitch is all a woman has to hold on to." - from "Dolores Claiborne" --Lord, help me be the person my psychiatrist medicates me to be.
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