Mental Health
Hiding from Other People
The other day I was talking with an acquaintance who suffers from Bipolar Disorder type II, among other illnesses. When she told me she had bipolar disorder she lowered her voice because it was like sharing a dark secret.
So I told her that I have suffered from chronic and severe depression and had been misdiagnosed with BP-II before. I also told her that I’ve relapsed and I understand the fear of telling someone that you have depression or BP and see the other person recoil from you…
“… like you’re a kook,” my acquaintance said, clearly relieved that I was someone “in the know.”
I said that was why we are so good at pretending and hiding from other people. We believe we had to, to protect what social interactions we may gain.
The price we pay is that the more we hide from others, the less we come to know of ourselves.
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