Good for you, a realistic acceptance of the problem throws the Dr. for a loop. I've never met a person who has been sent away from therapy well. Makes you wonder, just what their ajenda is. (MONEY)

So keep active in recovery and keep your fellowship going in recovery.

So I'm sending along some Blessings from my wife and myself.
Virgil 

Thank you Philip! I will definately be going on my own recovery journey through this process despite what she says....   :)  Thanks for the support!

Jen

if the 12 steps do not work, then why does every treatment center  for any addiction or disease advise people do use them !! Work the steps

Thanks for the support!  I feel better knowing I am not being irrational, thank you!

I am happy today, but I need to be in some kind of 12 steps, and i dont even know where to start.  As far as the therapist goes, maybe i need to analyze her...haha (just kidding!) I think I am going to wait and try 12 steps first-as i know that is what I need.  I am not going back to her, she left a bad taste in my mouth, maybe at some point I will go back but to someone else....what ever happened to seeing a therapist and not getting a diagnosis, but just ears to listen??

ewwwwwwwwww, that sucks i hate it that so many doctors and therapists just throw medication at people and give them a "diagnosis" within minutes that really pisses me off too. Bipolar is the new A.D.D. when i was younger, they diagnosed everyone with A.D.D. then it was depression, and now it's bi-polar. I'm not saying that some people don't actually have it either, I just agree that they massly misdiagnose people with it. Sigh, people are dumb Good for you for sticking to your guns! Maybe try a different therapist??? hugs! Jessie

This is what I think....some people need meds, a lot dont.  People are so overdiagnosed and thrown on pills and  find myself asking why.  (Thanks for understanding!  )  I just feel like there are so many things that can mirror bipolar and addiction is a big one.  Because I was also diagnosed as a child with having ADD.  So ADD and addiction equals possible bipolar diagnosis.  I think I may just stick to AA...I dont drink but someone suggested that I go to AA because it is about addiction in general?  I dont know, all the LSAA groups around me are mostly males....that may not be good for me being this new...

Well where to start.  It seems like all therapists and doctors are trying to make money for the big pharmacutical companies.  I was diagnosed with Bi-Polar about 5 years ago.  I really don't know if they are right because I was then in active addiction and if I was not high you did not want to be around me.  I am currently taking Prozak, Depakote, and Wellbutrin.  The thing is for me know I don't really want to go through any med changes or stuff like that.  Even though it seems like my moods now can change on the flip of a dime.  Go ahead get pissed I really do not think anyone can be diagnosed in 20 minutes.  Let me know what you think of my input take care of yourself Your Friend in Recovery Trent

Thank you for your comments!  I have realized I shouldnt be so irritated with a label someone stuck on me.  Thank you Dennis for your comment, it was supportive and made me feel better! And thank you jillpill for the info!  As for doing the best with what she had-well, I just wish she would have gotten to know me better before slapping me with a label....but I appreciate the comments! Thank you.

Don't be annoyed (those 12 steps really help with annoyances). It ain't worth it. I don't place high trust in therapists either. Being suspicious, I question motives, esp. when they start passing out meds like candy. But then they do what they do for a living While most mean well, this is their livelyhood. The bipolar diagnosis seems to be as prevalent as ADD, ADHD AADD and all the other drug requiring alphabet soups they can come up with.

     IMHO, if a disease I have can be arrested and "controlled" through a life style change like AA, that is far better than me taking anabuse and being a dry drunk. If it were to turn out I needed a medication in addition to the ism I happen have to correct other problems - so be it. But you may need to be really convincing first. And it'll take more than 20 minutes. But you won't annoy me - I can listen for hours...

YF,

Dennis