BP Magazine. How Do You Define Acceptance?

BP Magazine asked all of the bloggers to write about accepting the bipolar disorder diagnosis. This was actually a hard topic to write about. There are a few different kinds of acceptance when it comes to bipolar disorder- I wrote about what it means to me and then had a revelation. Here is the first paragraph of the post and then a link to the magazine blog. (If you don’t have a subscription to the awesome magazine- I highly suggest trying it out. I learn so much- it’s good for family, partners and health care professionals too!)

Blog: How do You Define Acceptance?

I “accepted” my bipolar diagnosis with great joy. I was glad to have a name for what I was going through. I remember sitting in an unknown psychiatrist’s office in Seattle in 1995 after I returned from my manic trip to China. (Of course I had no idea that it was mania!) I took a survey and the psych asked me about 10 questions- she said, “Julie, you are a classic case of rapid cycling bipolar two.  That was easy to accept.  

My problem has been accepting that the illness is never going to go away……

Here is the link to the rest of the blog.

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Julie