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| Well, the first thing I want you to keep in mind is that you're far from alone. Over 5.7 million Americans have received the same diagnosis. | |
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| Wow! I never realized just how many people are affected by bipolar disorder. What treatments are available to me and how long does it take to cure? | |
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| Unfortunately, once you have bipolar disorder, odds are that you'll always have it, BUT there are a lot of treatment options, including medication, therapy and your own awareness. | |
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| Awareness? What do you mean? | |
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| Think about when you get sad or when you enter that manic phase in your mind, can you think of anything that might have triggered your mind to go to those places? | |
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| ...Yea, actually. I always feel myself getting low when the seasons change and when I start feeling better I try to do as many things as I can before the next downward swing. | |
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