I'm a 17 year old female and am amongst the still short-term strugglers of bipolar disorder. But despite only having had problems for a little over two years, my symptoms have been quite severe - almost to the point where I cannot imagine myself struggling with the disorder for much longer.

I have only reached out for professional help two times, and neither times have I continued to receive their support. BP itself has made it impossible for me to continue therapy for longer than a month at a time. I have also never been properly diagnosed with BP, because I have not given the doctors enough time or proof of symptoms to be diagnosed with anything besides depression. Therefore the only kind of medication I have taken is an overthecounter anti-depressant called 'Lexapro', which did not prove helpful in the least.

One of the reasons my case has been so difficult for me and my family to deal with properly is because apart from the BP-like symptoms, I have been both anorexic......

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Title: Bi Polar
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Approximate Pages: 2 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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