Xenu wrote:
So I know for a fact I have Aspergers and have been diagnosed multiple times by different psychiatrists and therapists. However I have just as much been suspected to have Bipolar by other Psychiatrist and therapists. My mother is an idiot and believes that everybody with Bipolar are the same and refuses to admit I have it because her uncle has it and she claims that because I am nothing like him I don't have it... Yeah I know ridiculous. Anyways I am almost sure I have Bipolar as well... I am pretty much textbook Aspergers and Bipolar both and I was wondering if it was possible to have both?
This is so weird... I have been diagnosed with Aspergers but I've also been suspected of having Bipolar Disorder by one of my doctors, and like you my Mom refused to believe it because my grandfather suffers from it and she swears I'm nothing like him. Yet the strangest thing is I take medication called Risperidone (I think that's how it's pronounced) which helps me to function and is commonly used for people with Bipolar, and when I skip a day without it I get high levels of energy and extreme emotional reactions. Of course I've tried telling this to my Mother and she swears it's all Aspergers and has nothing to do with Bipolar (yeah like she's such an expert on the human mind being a complete basket case herself who won't admit she has any problems).
Anyways I think it may be possible I have both Aspergers and Bipolar too, I've noticed some of the traits I share with the disorder like my emotional ups and down and my high levels of energy that come when I don't take my medication. Of course since my Mom for some reason refuses to even consider the possability I might have it there's nothing I can do about it.