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- I am so, so, so proud of my younger sister....
I am so, so, so proud of my younger sister. She was dxed with manic-depression at 14, and again at 17, and finally sought treatment 2 years ago at 21 after dropping out of college and...
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lots of risky, harmful behavior and hospitalization. She finally started taking medication and going to a therapist regularly, and has since graduated, traveled abroad, and just called me with the news that she landed her dream job!
posted September 8th, 2008 at 11:03am in
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- that's great! does she still have to take meds? 9-8-2008 11:04am
- Yep, it is a lifelong thing, but it took so long to find the right combination and she hasn't had to change them in a long time. 9-8-2008 11:05am
- that must have been scary! i have several bipolar relatives and i know it's not easy 9-8-2008 11:05am
- Go sister! 9-8-2008 11:05am
- My mil has bipolar -- the most serious sort and she has been "well" for about 20 years (too bad she basically ruined dh's childhood with suicide attempts and erratic behavior, but I...(more) 9-8-2008 11:10am
digress) anyway, she claims that the key to her staying well all this time is medication and regular therapy. a lot of people give up on the therapy part, but weekly sessions are the "glue"
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