Bipolar Disorder - What Was Your First Diagnose?

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She was diagnosed with bi poler to disorder at 27. She didn't tell her parents for another fiveor six months. Her father felt guilty about not being able to do anything, she says. "No one understood who i was or what i was going through"

The past week/month/year/pandemic has taken a toll on a lot of people’s mental health. And the US has proven woefully incapable of dealing with mental health for years.

This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Tori Dominguez, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Noel King.

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