Posted by KarenK on April 5, 2001, at 8:37:09
In reply to Re: Help, my therapist is out of town » ChrisK, posted by Wendy B on April 4, 2001, at 11:37:07
> Chris:
> All very sensible advice for someone who might not be freaking out the way I have been for the past few days. (I know it is nothing like what other people who participate on this board might have gone through in their horrible times, cutting, suicidal thoughts/attempts). But it's all too real for me right now.
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> I see diagnoses as pigeon-hole too, and intellectually I understand: treat the symptoms. So why is this affecting me so much? Just a rhetorical question, I'm not expecting you to answer that...
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> Thanks for your note, too,
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> Wendy BDear Wendy,
I know why you're freaking out. BP has a lot of bad stereotypes. My son was diagnosed a few years ago and we both freaked out at first but as you live with it you'll see you're the same person you were before the pdoc attached that label to you and you're not more delicate or flammable because you have that label attached. It does take some getting used to, the stigma that is. But now you can get the proper help and once you can properly internalize it all you can appreciate the help and the meds. It can be a kick in the head.KarenK
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