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What comes in mind when you think of bipolar? 

Hi, my name is Milene and I'm here today to share a little bit about how I live with bipolar.

Practically speaking, bipolar is a mood disorder where people have two phases, it's an extremely change of moods. it's marked by depression which is the low phase when you're feeling sad and have a low energy, anything can affects you. It also has the manic phase usually with a high energy.

Bipolar disorder can affect the daily life of the person who has it, as their personal and professional relationships. Treatment usually involves mood stabilizing medication, psychotherapy and social support.

I got my diagnosis last year after struggling with some problems. That's not unique but it's part of my identity now! I had to accept so many things about me since that day. 

At the beggining it was a dilemma, I had to embrace who I am and take care of myself following the treatment. Then I had to deal with the jugdment, specially from my family, it's still not easy sometimes. People are always saying that I'm a hard person, very reluctant, difficult, that I'm always complaining about something, etc, and guess what?! I really am! 

Although I do the best I can, follow the treatment, do my therapy and practice exercises, no matter what the bipolar reaches me and I go back to the anxiety sometimes. I eat a lot fast food at this phase, cry a lot and talk like the world is going to end hahaha. Sometimes I feel very depressive with some comments about me but I try to ignore them.

To sum up, in my point of view of this topic some people aren't difficult because they just want, they aren't depressive because they like. Bipolar people are trying to live with it, so as me. We are really trying to be responsable for what we do, what we say and what we feel, we need to have strength, it's part of our identity.

So, once again I'll ask you, what comes in mind when you think of bipolar? Let me know ♥