Linsey Godfrey ‘Was Relieved To Finally Have An Answer’ For Her Mental Health Struggles

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Linsey Godfrey is so relieved to finally have a grasp on her mental health. Godfrey, 33, announced her borderpolar diagnosis on social media last year.

Borderpolar describes someone who has both borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder. When the “Days Of Our Lives” actress was diagnosed with the condition in 2019, she felt relief. READ MORE: Paris Jackson Opens Up About Her Difficult Time At Boarding School, Talks Mental Health And More “I had been struggling for so long, and I knew I wasn’t okay,” Godfrey recently told People. “Even though it was a big, awful pill to swallow, I was relieved to finally have an answer and not just, ‘You’re a sh**ty person.'” Godfrey’s symptoms include depressions and hypomania.

Medication, therapy and a solid support system have helped her tremendously. Though she isn’t trying to set an example, Godfrey feels so much satisfaction knowing her openness is helping others struggling with the same diagnosis. READ MORE: Sarah Hyland On Fighting Through Kidney Disease & Mental Health Struggles “It was nerve-racking, and I genuinely thought I would never work again,” she said. “[But] as soon as I did it, someone commented, ‘Thank you.’ It was worth it to know that one person went, ‘Oh my God.

It’s not just me.’ “Mental illness doesn’t discriminate,” she said. “It doesn’t care who you are, or what family you were born into, or what your experiences were.