What happens when doctors change your diagnosis?
For some, a definitive label offers a lifeline and a way to understand their condition. When that is altered, even for the better, the effects can be devastatingSuzy Syrett suddenly stopped going to her bipolar support group. Nobody had thrown her out, but one day she had bipolar and the next day she didn’t.Her symptoms had begun at university – she withdrew socially, her grades began to fall and her mood was low: “I was essentially struggling with life and not understanding wh
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