I have recently been diagnosed with Intermittent explosive disorder with bipolar tendencies and I am struggling to understand what is happening with me all I feel is anxious about it and over it.

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• someone who replied·4 years ago

  Thanks for sharing. New diagnoses can be helpful and confusing at the same time. One small trick I try and stick to is to not use possessive words like ‘I am bipolar’. Mental health diagnoses can be labels that limit is so speaking like you did, in a more passive way, like I experience or I have been diagnosed with is a way to retain a feeling of humanness and not let the diagnosis take over all that it means to be you. You are still a person

• someone who replied, again·4 years ago

  And you happen to exhibit symptoms of ied, bpd, etc. it’s ok to feel anxious about it and know that it doesn’t define you as a person. It’s a thing you live with and will continue learning how to live with more effectively provided you get the right support, access, and education