Being an Asian American, I think it makes it even more difficult to talk about mental illnesses because of our traditional cultures, how we are raised, the model minority myth, or just in general not being taught to talk about our feelings. I know most Asian families don’t believe in mental illnesses, or they’re in denial, or uneducated about it, or there are families who don’t believe we need medications. There’s so much stigma around mental illnesses, or Asians feeling ashamed that they need to hide it and stay silent.
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As long as he lived, he never knew we actually did have something in common. We both had bipolar disorder.
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My experience with depression and bipolar disorder first started at the age of 15 when I was a freshman in high school. Around that time I first started to experience suicidal thoughts.
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I've always known that something wasn't quite right with the way my brain functioned.
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I started having bipolar symptoms when I was 9 but my family didn't take me to doctor until I was 15.
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I was diagnosed bipolar type 2 in 2009, as well as PTSD, C-PTSD, panic disorder w/o agoraphobia, anxiety, and ADHD. I've also been fighting chronic migraines since 1999.
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From shattering mirrored doors out of rage, to crying myself to sleep, mental illness controlled my life for many years. Fighting against my illness was a long, painful journey, but it has grown me to be a stronger person and has given me the ability to relate to so many people suffering with similar struggles.
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At 16, I was diagnosed as bipolar, and since then I have been treated with both medication and therapy. Accepting the fact that I will have to take medicine for the rest of my life has not been the easiest task.
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