Bipolar Disorder Forum - Telling friends I am Bipolar

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Q: Telling friends I am Bipolar

asked by: soucie on September 7th, 2008

Experienced User

Exactly how does one handle deciding whether to tell friends that you are bipolar? As a newly diagnosed BP II, I feel like it would be relieving to explain some of my ultra-confusing behavior to a few friends, i.e., why I don't return calls or go into total isolation mode after I am totally engaging with them.

How have you told people? As in, exactly what did you say or how did you say it? Especially to someone who doesn't know that you were in therapy to begin with.

How do you determine who to tell?

Are you glad you told people or do you wish you hadn't?

What in the world do I do if I meet a man who I want to start dating? Shocked

Soucie

Replies(2)

MandMs

replied on September 10th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

You should feel like explaining only for the closest people you have, including the potential boyfriend you'll meet.
Being honest, explaining the symptoms of the disease as a result of brain neurotransmitters dis balance that you'll try to fix it with meds, is the best way to do that.
If they care about you they'll try to learn as much as possible for the disease and they'll be the most supportive through your therapy.

You never lose anything when telling the truth.

shorty3_baby3

replied on September 11th, 2008

New User

HEYY

I have it, && I dont tell all of my friends, Umm... Well this is how i told my best friend, I went to their house to stay the night, && I said i have to take my meds. Be4 i go to bed, && And they were like yy && I just told them whhat i had, But there the only person that knows, Like my two best friends no, && so does my boyfriend, it's really not a big deal to tell anyone else...

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