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ORIGINAL: shiftyw I guess, for 8 years I've avoided it being in my medical record so that I don't have to explain it to doctors, and now I get to all the time. It also means I need to tell my parents about it, Or at least that I should...idk. It's my last day not on anything for it so now I'm kinda hiding out watching bad tv and eating candy. =\ my guy gets home soon and will hopefully hide out with me a bit If I can offer a bit of advice to you, one thing that helped me deal with my illness is that I embraced it as part of me. I made up my mind that it would not define who I was, but that it was going to be something that I would live with for the rest of my life so I may as well get used to the idea. Don't be ashamed of your illness either. Not that you should be proud of it, but definitely do not hide it either; it is an illness just like anything else. I do not crow about my illness to anyone who will listen, but I am not about to be afraid to talk about it either. The people close to you should know that you have a mental illness, and you should be prepared to help educate them about it. Telling your parents is up to you, but in my opinion, if they care about you they should be told. The funny part about this is that you are no different now than you were before you walked into the doctors office. Nothing about you changed, you may feel like you've been kicked around a bit, but you are still you, in all your glorious youness. Chin up, you took a big step today and it's a step in the right direction.
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"For there is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men." Herman Melville - Moby Dick I'm wearing my chicken suit and humming La Marseillaise.
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