There's a great article on the wiki about bipolar disorder that I just stumbled across. As someone who's been living with bipolar disorder all my life, I'm particularly careful about distinguishing between doing things impulsively versus being thoughtful about them. This applies to how I'm handling my transgender issues as well as most other aspects of my life. For example, I decided to follow the standards of care as I start transition in spite of the fact that I have access to IC care.
I'm curious if anyone else here is working with bipolar issues as well, and how that has affected access to care and resources. My worst fear is having this be something that prevents me from moving toward my transition goals... I've honestly been too scared to Google that.
I've also been dealing with bipolar issues, but it hasn't really had an issue in my access to care and resources in the sense that I am able to receive them and I am well into my transition.
I'm not really sure if this is the answer you were looking for though :/
I'm just afraid, I suppose, of being denied access based on someone's decision about my ability to make important decisions based on a not-perfectly-clean bill of mental health.
I'm afraid too. I'm sure I have other non-diagnosed mental issues, and I really want to take care to make sure that what I perceive as being transgender issues aren't really an illusion caused by something else.
But right now, there's nothing I want more than to be female. And it's f**king scary.