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writes: Did my psychiatric nurse misdiagnose me as having bipolar? My dad was verbally abusive growing up, and then, I dated two guys in college who sexually assaulted me. So, I went to see a psychiatric nurse last summer. After talking to me for about 15 minutes she said I might have mild bipolar (some of the things she asked were if I ever spend too much or get really unhappy which I answered yes to). She gave me medicine to take, but I got off of it shortly after because it made me feel sick. Anyway, then I got into a relationship with an emotionally abusive guy. I tried to get out of the relationship so many times, but couldn't. I opened my stupid mouth and said maybe I was the problem because that doctor had said I was bipolar. So then, everytime I tried to break up with him because he brought me down he would just ignore me and say I was bipolar-he blamed everything on it! So, I got on the medicine again, and he kept saying I should higher the dosage because he wasn't seeing a difference with me. Well, one time he came to see my doctor with me and later she told me that it could be very likely that he is bipolar too. Well, I ended up getting off the medicine again because it made me feel sick and I don't think I ever really was bipolar. Now that I got away from my ex I feel so much better and all my closest friends and family say they don't see any bipolar tendencies in me at all. My ex won't take responsibility for disrespecting me throughout our relationship: getting mad if I didn't smoke or drink or have sex with him among many other bizarre things. He just tells everyone that I had emotional problems. I know I should let it all go. But I can't help but think that I was misdiagnosed and that really he was just abusive and used what I said about possibly being bipolar against me. Because if anyone can go to a doctor and answer a couple questions the way I did I think the whole world would be bipolar! Don't we all go through tough times?! Did his abuse make me break up with him because I was unhappy, or was it "bipolar" as he says it. I can't help but be feeling free now that I am away from him. Was it him or me?
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reader, Richard_EMids  +, writes (13 December 2007):
 Hi - Diagnosing any mental condition is extremely difficult. So Yes, it is possible the nurse got it wrong. You have put it very well yourself in your last paragraph, "....anyone can go to a doctor..."etc. And again with, "Don't we all go through tough times." Maybe you had some of the characteristics at the time, but you are putting that behind you. You sound good to me.
You or him? It might have been a combination of you, who knows? Doesn't matter now. You are getting more confident now and understanding yourself better. Keep going. Good luck.
Richard
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