Hello! I was recently diagnosed with bipolar 2 and generalized anxiety and a slight case of ptsd. Quite the combo of you ask me.

I’m trying to make light of the situation because for years i was told i have ADHD but they tend to overlap and get misdiagnosed frequently.

However when you tell someone you have adhd versus bipolar, you get polar opposite reactions.

No one bats an eye at adhd. In fact they tend to find it to be an endearing quirk. However, when i mentioned to someone about my bipolar, they cringed. Literally cringed. Made me feel like i was a crazy person… i know I’m not but it didn’t feel good. And it was a friend who i was talking to…

How do you deal with the stigmatization that’s been placed on people with BD?