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How do you act around a person who was diagnosed with bipolar disease?
Question : How do you act around a person who was diagnosed with bipolar disease?
I just found out that my best friend was diagnosed with bipolar disease. She doesn’t want to talk to me and refuses to see me because she is afraid that i’m going to be scared of her. How should i act around her? What should i tell her?
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Answer by Gefilte Girl
By you asking this question, I’m thinking she’s right in assuming you’re going to make too big of a deal about it. She had it before you found out, too and it wasn’t any different, was it? You don’t have to tell her anything, it’s not about you.
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#2 written by Jill007 1 year ago
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#3 written by Lara M 1 year ago
Why would you act any different? It’s not like as soon as she was diagnosed is when it started. Be supportive of her, and while you should keep an eye on her to make sure she’s not doing anything manic or destructive to herself, you should just act the way you always act.
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My dad, three of my friends, and I all have bipolar disorder, and we live mostly normal lives. Your friend is exactly the same person she was before she was diagnosed and she will live a mostly normal life, too. She’ll just have a few more bumps in the road than everyone else. When I told my friends, I just wanted them to treat me exactly the same as they had before, and they did. Don’t think about the disorder. It won’t consume her and she’ll be functional as long as she stays on her meds and in therapy.