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My parents have both had bipolar disorder too. So we are struggling hard to
have a good life, sorry, a normal life. We live in a rented flat and have changed
around 15 flats since I was born. People with such disorders face many day-to-
day difficulties and society doesn‘t respond well to them. I know this from my
personal experience.
-Suzie
I am 27 years old and I have been diagnosed with borderline personality
disorder with a slight tendency towards bipolar disorder. While I had a very
supportive circle of family and friends, I am at a state where due to my
unpredictable behaviour, I have lost most of them. They just don‘t understand
me.
-Jyoti
M y sister suffers from mild cerebral palsy, which resulted in mild spasticity
of one leg. This spasticity has affected her walking to some extent. For us, she
has always been as normal as anyone else but yes, for even our own relatives,
she has never been normal. They hardly talk to her! She understands this and
keeps accumulating sorrow inside her and now, when she is an adult, she has
been struck by bipolar disorder as all this is too much to handle for her
delicate brain. She is better now but obviously has to be constantly monitored
by my parents.
Some people try to be sympathetic by asking, ―Kya hua isko? Aap ne doctor ko
dikhaya nahi?‖ I want to tell these people that those who are different don‘t
need sympathy; they only need acceptance. By asking such silly questions,
especially in front of the person concerned, you are just mocking their whole
existence.
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have a good life, sorry, a normal life. We live in a rented flat and have changed
around 15 flats since I was born. People with such disorders face many day-to-
day difficulties and society doesn‘t respond well to them. I know this from my
personal experience.
-Suzie
I am 27 years old and I have been diagnosed with borderline personality
disorder with a slight tendency towards bipolar disorder. While I had a very
supportive circle of family and friends, I am at a state where due to my
unpredictable behaviour, I have lost most of them. They just don‘t understand
me.
-Jyoti
M y sister suffers from mild cerebral palsy, which resulted in mild spasticity
of one leg. This spasticity has affected her walking to some extent. For us, she
has always been as normal as anyone else but yes, for even our own relatives,
she has never been normal. They hardly talk to her! She understands this and
keeps accumulating sorrow inside her and now, when she is an adult, she has
been struck by bipolar disorder as all this is too much to handle for her
delicate brain. She is better now but obviously has to be constantly monitored
by my parents.
Some people try to be sympathetic by asking, ―Kya hua isko? Aap ne doctor ko
dikhaya nahi?‖ I want to tell these people that those who are different don‘t
need sympathy; they only need acceptance. By asking such silly questions,
especially in front of the person concerned, you are just mocking their whole
existence.
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