Dealing with a New Diagnosis: Bipolar Disorder II and ADHD

People will always judge those different to themselves whether consciously ot subconsciously, partially due to fear of the unknown or sometimes the ego takes over. Society as a whole has turned into a boasting vompetition. People are quick to post what they have to show off but are lesslikely to go give to someone who has less. It all ties together in the mind. The same principles apply.

Uhhhhhhh - are we the same person? Bipolar gave me a framework to understand my cycling and emotions. But the ADHD diagnosis was a rollercoaster. It makes you recontextualize your entire life/childhood and explains so much in terms of why I always just felt like I was so bad at everything and had to try really hard just to feel like I was meeting the bare minimum. My mania was taking over unchecked to mask and compensate before I got that under control and when I peeled back that layer the ADHD left me feeling stupid and depressed, like I couldn’t do anything. I honestly think my bipolar kind of crystallized in my teen years as a result of the untreated and unrecognized ADHD.

If they want to judge you for being honest with them then just give them time to adjust and keep your distance