Bipolar Disorder Support Group
Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.
Life has been much better since I am back in work. I am liking my new job. Its been going well...
Some ppl, who are loud and aggresive, I could do without. They were getting in my trainers face today, yelling about a game the class was playing.
The trainer said we can't play games anymore ( Because of thier behavior) Oh well, I just want to learn the material. Its sucks for the ones that act like adults an actually enjoy the games.
So, there is drama with the people in the training class, ( I am not apart of it.)
Sometimes, I feel awkward but its only because I lack confident and I turn red so easily because how shy I am. Its been like 5 weeks about, so my co-worker are use to it, and litely teases me on it. :D So that's fun.
The one guy in my class told the entire class he is bi-polar (1) and takes medication. So, some ppl in the class kept cracking bipolar jokes trying to annoy him, because they don't like him because he takes his job seriously and ask alot of lengthy questions. He is a professor and a pastor, so what do they expect? Highly intelligence people are going to want to understand all the in and out of the job they will be doing 8 hours a day. I actually enjoy his questions, sometimes its fun to listen to him because he has to always set up the question with a phrase before it.
So, the point is, the bi-polar jokes that are all based on stigmas annoy me greatly. I wish he didn't say anything about his illness. Some ppl are more open then others I guess. I did tell, 2 of the girls when they were talking about their own anxiety and depression problems, but I am not about the broadcast it for management to hear. I guess that where my paranoia comes in. My last job had management that used information like that against their employees ( Not me because I didn't tell anyone, but other co-workers).
I don't think my management would be like that, so far they seem really supporting and helpful, but I am not going to chance it. Especially when on the first day, the trainer was making fun of another employee that was in her training class during another class, that told everyone he was bipolar.
It makes me think, we aren't going to make fun of the person with heart disease or cancer. So why a person with bipolar, none of us asked to have this.
So, yeah. I am feeling more stable and happy since I got money coming in and everything is going better in my relationship. We are really trying. And Lucky, I am having a good happy that isn't "Too happy".
The only thing I wish I didn't deal with was the negative thoughts at times, and the self-hate. It really messes with me at work at times. I just got to grin and bear it. I guess.
Okay- There my update.
Some ppl, who are loud and aggresive, I could do without. They were getting in my trainers face today, yelling about a game the class was playing.
The trainer said we can't play games anymore ( Because of thier behavior) Oh well, I just want to learn the material. Its sucks for the ones that act like adults an actually enjoy the games.
So, there is drama with the people in the training class, ( I am not apart of it.)
Sometimes, I feel awkward but its only because I lack confident and I turn red so easily because how shy I am. Its been like 5 weeks about, so my co-worker are use to it, and litely teases me on it. :D So that's fun.
The one guy in my class told the entire class he is bi-polar (1) and takes medication. So, some ppl in the class kept cracking bipolar jokes trying to annoy him, because they don't like him because he takes his job seriously and ask alot of lengthy questions. He is a professor and a pastor, so what do they expect? Highly intelligence people are going to want to understand all the in and out of the job they will be doing 8 hours a day. I actually enjoy his questions, sometimes its fun to listen to him because he has to always set up the question with a phrase before it.
So, the point is, the bi-polar jokes that are all based on stigmas annoy me greatly. I wish he didn't say anything about his illness. Some ppl are more open then others I guess. I did tell, 2 of the girls when they were talking about their own anxiety and depression problems, but I am not about the broadcast it for management to hear. I guess that where my paranoia comes in. My last job had management that used information like that against their employees ( Not me because I didn't tell anyone, but other co-workers).
I don't think my management would be like that, so far they seem really supporting and helpful, but I am not going to chance it. Especially when on the first day, the trainer was making fun of another employee that was in her training class during another class, that told everyone he was bipolar.
It makes me think, we aren't going to make fun of the person with heart disease or cancer. So why a person with bipolar, none of us asked to have this.
So, yeah. I am feeling more stable and happy since I got money coming in and everything is going better in my relationship. We are really trying. And Lucky, I am having a good happy that isn't "Too happy".
The only thing I wish I didn't deal with was the negative thoughts at times, and the self-hate. It really messes with me at work at times. I just got to grin and bear it. I guess.
Okay- There my update.
I think the rule is - only make fun of it if you have it - race, religion, illness, marital problems. Really though, your point is well taken. Who would ever make jokes about people with cancer? Maybe people think because you can die from it, you should not joke about it.
Well, you can die from bipolar too. But how to erase the stigma is a whole other issue.
It is annoying though lol
Bp affects ppls who suffer from it, health too. Its not just a mental thing. It just bugs me. I wonder if I said something, if they would stop cracking the jobs.
We did a training course on diversity and accepting ppl today and how to not negativity impact our co-workers, but its okay for the trainer and the last to make jokes and assumptions about bipolar but not about being part of the Gay community ( I support gay rights). ( Just an example).
What I was getting from the training was to respect and not say offend things about things that make ppl diverse. Bipolar is part of my diversity , so where is my consideration?
Maybe this is something I need to take to HR? But I don't want my job knowing I am BP, because how the trainer spoke about it.