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When I was in my first relationship, I started taking pills and it took over my entire life. I got really addicted and started relying on the medicine to feel okay. It spiraled out of control and my boyfriend at the time started to catch on that I was going down a bad path. Instead of helping me, he kind of turned everyone we knew against me. Anyways, he isn't a very great guy and that's a different story. During that time I got diagnosed with bipolar and I shared that publicly with people on my social media, I think it was a cry for help looking back but I was trying to seem like an enlightened mental health person who was sharing their experience openly. But since then, I actually experienced a lot of stigma and judgement from people. Over time, I realized I do not have bipolar and confronted my doctor who said she made a mistake in diagnosing me. It wasn't bipolar that I had, but just an adverse reaction to the drug I was addicted to. I managed to get sober again and that's how we realized the diagnosis was a mistake. So I don't have bipolar, but now everyone thinks I do and I live with stigma even though I don't have the disorder. I've learned so much and have grown so strong from all this, but it is still hard. I don't want to make another public post on my social media because it's been many years and I want to be happy in my life. But a part of me wishes that people were kinder and more open. I might have just gotten unlucky with having a lot of negative and jealous people around me who wanted to tear me down...but I'm not totally sure. They still kinda walk on eggshells around me probably thinking I'm going to have a manic episode or something in the future...little do they know that I don't even have bipolar.
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I'm sorry to hear that. It's tough. I deal with the same issue like everyday.
ReplyThat sounds tough. It really does suck that people are so judgemental and there is so much stigma. Try to not let the attitudes of people around you tear you down. I know that is so much easier said than done, but try to remember that these people don't really know you, their judgemental opinions don't matter. I wish everyone would become kinder
ReplyI can relate to this a little bit. But I actually do have Bipolar. Its difficult to not worry what other people are saying about you or how they perceive you. I usually don't tell people about it because I wanna be able to have emotions without people thinking I'm having an episode. Genuinely if you're looking for happiness, I recommend getting off of social media all together. Getting off social media can help you to not care about what others think of you and will help you not to worry about the unimportant details of other people's life too. That advice won't be good for everyone and I don't think social media is all bad but I've been off it for about a year now and it completely changed my life. I wish you luck either way though, things will get better and you will meet new people, some will be great, some will be shitty. But you don't need to give your energy to the bad ones.
ReplyYour story is awful but so true. I've also been judged and belittled for being bipolar even though I have never been diagnosed bipolar. Armchair psychologists at home decided to label me that on social media and it stuck. So I truly feel your pain. Unfortunately there's no cure for sucky people. Just do like I did, delete social media and try to have a normal life I guess. Best of luck to you.
ReplyThank you all for your supporting words. You don't even know how much it means to me to read all this <3 Sometimes it won't let me press the "heart" button but if it would just let me, I would've hearted all your posts. Thanks
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