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norma  Posts: 10109
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Hey Jennyt!!! I am glad you found this group...there is understanding and support here. As for your family, if they see that the diagnosis of bipolar disorder is not anything different than diagnosis of other medical problems they may start to understand and accept. It takes time. Do any of them have a diagnosis of high blood pressure, diabetes, arthritis, etc.? No different with bipolar disorder, is a physical problem that can be treated with medications. Just takes a some getting used to. Doesn't change who you are. Comments made by me are from my own experience and they are my opinion alone, whose intent is only to share that opinion and not to give medical advice nor discourage from seeking medical help. Medicine is best left to the professionals that is what they do.
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