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.

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deleted_user
deleted_user
Does anyone else here (and I'm sure several do) ever have people dismiss everything you say because you are bipolar? Like when I have a legitimate complaint and present it to my husband, he either comes out and says it or I see it plainly in his eyes; it's just the bipolar talking. My parents do it too; everyone who knows I have it. How unbearably irritating!
nobody666
nobody666
I always remind them being bipolar means I'm smarter than they are and if they don't believe me I'll kill them...lol :)
deleted_user
deleted_user
I started to tell others about my bipolar but have stopped. Due to ignorance such as you have experienced from saners.

Saners are not my God so therefore there is no need to confess to them about anything.
deleted_user
deleted_user
My wife is really good about not doing that, but my parents get really quiet as if they are afraid all of a sudden that I am going to have a psychotic break. I usually just walk out of the room shaking my head, and they return to business as if I had never been there...
deleted_user
deleted_user
"Saners" - I like that!
alicia29
alicia29
mrtim... my fam does the SAME thing!! OMG! If something happens that is the least bit uncomfortable, everybody gets quiet, and their eyes start darting from one to the other to me...one of these days I am gonna start growling and barking, foaming at the mouth, and screaming expletives. May as well give 'em something to talk about... Saners think they are soooo much better than us...*shaking head*
nobody666
nobody666
iwonde, "norms" "saners" "m***** f*****' a** h***s" depends on the mood of the thread...lol
deleted_user
deleted_user
I'm still on board with if they act like that you should just spit at them. Then blame it on the BP. :)
deleted_user
deleted_user
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

I get this all the time! I hate it...it so rude. I try saying it is NOT BP talking...sometimes I am just pissed and they roll their eyes.

I HATE THAT!

Tom

p.s. This was NOT BP talking it was me
deleted_user
deleted_user
I don't share my diagnosis with them or anyone, as I am not going to put up with that bullshit. I would like to point out to many people, similarly, that maybe they think as they do because they are stupid, but of course that is not done. Neither should this be.
dobiedots
dobiedots
My exhusband did that for years. I'm surprised he brought me to the hospital after my suicide attempt. He only came by once, to bring me clothes when I was being transfered to psych ward. He didn't acknowledge my illness until 3-4 years after the divorce.
deleted_user
deleted_user
They don't say it out loud, but their body movements suggent that they think I am full of shit.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I certainly do. They don't understand this beast that lies within us. Plus, I've have prejudicial people who are also bipolar. These people don't understand that we each have different levels of mania, different levels of depression, and different levels of irritability. These are the people I feel most sympathy for. For these are the very people who should understand.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I get so much grief from my devoted family
that I could run through the house screaming. They dismiss me, and keep things from me,because they want to shelter me from stress.They cause my stress. Everything is the result of the bipolar. If I raise my voice, feel, ecstatic, have several productive weeks , or sleepless nights, they 're up my ass looking for residency, all in the name of there so called concern. I loathe it!!!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
For a while, they had good reason to be concerned
deleted_user
deleted_user
I've noticed this only when I'm with my husband and I ask him to change something he's doing or not doing that I don't like. He says "you're just saying that because you're having a bp moment. WTF? No, I was totally serious and still am. It's his way of not dealing. AND WE THOUGHT WE COULDN'T DEAL!
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