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March 4, 2006, 7:36 pm PST
Society
Quote From: leighanna_I struggled with mental illness since I was 15 As an adult I was finally diagnosed with being bi-polar. Recentaly I have had a hard time with being manic. But when I was younger I struggled more often with depression. However, all parts of this illness are hard to live with.
I hope this show will help people see what people really are like. The media, movies, and tv often upset me the way they portray people with bipolar.
I have asked that you put this issue on your show before and thank you for doing so.
I also suffer from Bi-polar. I am in disbelief of the stigma the way society labels us. I read 80 % of the world surveyed believe we should be locked up.!! I was told this girl quit her job because a man was manic-depressive."crazy"."A neighbor committed suicide because she was on xanax"This makes me keep my diagnosis and medication a secret. I'm surprised THEY haven't come to far from the insane asylum treatment.I thought we were beyond that era,but I guess I am wrong. Maybe this is why some don't seek treatment. I believe society needs educated.
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