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Please note: This is a sneak peek of Bipolar Rules! — that means it’s a draft. This is not the final version.
When you have bipolar disorder, advocating for your health is critical and yet harder than it would be for the average person. Doctors are often to blame for this difficulty. Not all doctors are the same, of course, but many treat people with serious mental illness in ways different from other patients. This is unfair and puts additional roadblocks in front of people who can handle them the least.
Some doctors don’t believe in patients of any stripe advocating for their health. I’m not sure why this is, but it’s pretty common for a person to see a doctor about a complaint and the…