12-13-2008, 03:32 PM
I understand that!!! I'm diagnosed as Bi-polar and I couldn't accept it. I felt weak, like there was something wrong with me. It took researching it and getting information to understand it. I had to look at it just like diabetes. If I was diagnosed with that, I would take my insulin. So I have a diagnosis, and I have to take my meds. I was scared of what the word mental illness meant. I was scared that I was going to be retarded!! I have chemical imbalance. And I have to take meds. So, I believe it's fear and ignorance that makes people prejudice and nasty about it.
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