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Common Experience
AlexNagy
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 07:18 PM -
Mad Survival.
Dano MacNamarrah
Sunday, August 31, 2008 at 05:57 PMI am 42 years old and diagnosed as having Bipolar II Disorder. I have many other mental labels, but that is my primary diagnoses. I have survived child-hood incest, alcoholism of both my family and myself, kidnapping and rape, E.C.T. and also good times. I write about my experience, as well as that of others on my blog, http://danomacnamarrah.blogspot.com, as I hope to connect with others like me, as well as those who cannot fathom my experience.
I hate the word "consumer", when it comes to my mental health diagnoses. To me, it implies that I've shopped around until I bought the best product out there: Manic Depression. Just as "Bipolar" is offensive to me, as it smacks of polar bears and two of them at that! I like Manic Depression, because that's what I have, no ifs, ands or bears about it!
I love your site, which I fell into thanks to a health forum, earlier this year.....
Bearing up (!) and not shopping too much,
Dano MacNamarrah
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Than's Sue, for sharing with us this post.
My first time with taking outpatient therapy serious, it was in a therapy group that included more then people with bipolar disorder. Perhaps the word will get out.