It took me over a decade to finally accept my MDD diagnosis, went through denial, anger and self medicating with alcohol. I finally started taking antidepressants and therapy. I just scared now as I lost all my 20s and early 30s to this. Lost relationships and careers, so now am starting again at 36.
Good content. I feel that insight has to come before understanding. But, bipolar, from my experience and knowledge, typically has poor insight or good insight. Most have limited insight, which is why we stop our meds ... because nothing is wrong. Then, there's also a continuum of symptoms, and people fall in it wherever they land. My most recent manic episode was in early 2018. I was manic for 4 months straight. The meds did finally bring me back to reality, but you can't really have insight when that manic. I had no idea I was hallucinating all day, all night. It took 3 years to completely stabilize. And, i still do not have insight into what exactly was going on, but I now know i was hallucinating, but sometimes I really can't tell. I only know because others told me and the docs told me, not because I had insight or understanding.
That's a very good point! I was more speaking upon not being currently in the crisis manic stage. By that point, it's very very difficult to have insight, I also know that from personal experience. However, there are many preventative measures that can be taken before that point hits and I was more referring to when you have the capacity to have insight so you can prevent episodes.
It took me over a decade to finally accept my MDD diagnosis, went through denial, anger and self medicating with alcohol. I finally started taking antidepressants and therapy. I just scared now as I lost all my 20s and early 30s to this. Lost relationships and careers, so now am starting again at 36.
Great points! You must be doing a lot of good helping others at your job with this level of insight into mental illness
Good content. I feel that insight has to come before understanding. But, bipolar, from my experience and knowledge, typically has poor insight or good insight. Most have limited insight, which is why we stop our meds ... because nothing is wrong. Then, there's also a continuum of symptoms, and people fall in it wherever they land. My most recent manic episode was in early 2018. I was manic for 4 months straight. The meds did finally bring me back to reality, but you can't really have insight when that manic. I had no idea I was hallucinating all day, all night. It took 3 years to completely stabilize. And, i still do not have insight into what exactly was going on, but I now know i was hallucinating, but sometimes I really can't tell. I only know because others told me and the docs told me, not because I had insight or understanding.
That's a very good point! I was more speaking upon not being currently in the crisis manic stage. By that point, it's very very difficult to have insight, I also know that from personal experience. However, there are many preventative measures that can be taken before that point hits and I was more referring to when you have the capacity to have insight so you can prevent episodes.
your saving my life right now
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