HUH?

Yeah, it's passive aggresive. Even the "saners" do it.

What I am saying is,they blame the bp,when really they are acting like rude people,and blame me that I have shouted out,#1 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

we can get loud at times. But i understand what u mean . have been through that before

OH! You can't deal w/people like that. It will always be YOUR fault. can you ignore them when they get like that? Just walk away?

I did the same thing with my stepbitch Christmas day. I remember most of it then blacked out abit as I thought it over yesterday. And I don't drink.
....drinking is a no no while taking seroquel hell most meds for that

Thanks #5,yes I can walk away,but somehow I care about them,even if they cant give a shit xxxxxx

Stepbitch, LOL.

If you're bipolar, it's a good bet they're no laughing party either. Everybody tells somebody to F off sometime.

Thanks all xxxxxxxxxxx

Of course you care. You don't have to stop caring. Just filter out the bullshit they give you. It takes practice, but it can be done.

Your right,dobie,I was doing that,then I slacked!just need to be a bit harder xxxxxxxx

It has taken all my strength the past few days not to tell my mother to f off. Whenever I try to mention BP she either 1) Acts like it is a cold that will 'clear up' in a couple of years when I get out of my 'funk' 2) Treats it like the plague that is a complete taboo topic that we cant mention to anyone...including my dad or 3) Thinks its really meaningless and tries to pass it off like a joke. Apparently she is 'tripolar'. And that was supposed to be funny?
Its a good thing that I have a usmc dad that I am scared to death of. or else I would let her have it one of these days. Both of them, really.

Interesting amb. I don't mention it at all because most people will not believe based on outward appearance, with is becoming hard to maintain. Family I just deal with them as little as possible to keep everything ok.

Not sure if this is even related, but this post sparked it in my mind.

Of all the family members, etc., that try to ignore you, or tell you that you're loud, or aggressive, or you need to get a grip or a handle on it, blah blah blah.............. how many of them have tried to get YOU to fight THEIR battles for them???

I've had my own daughter do that. I spent a great deal of time trying to keep my anger at a minimum of not going off and I've had my mother and/or my daughter on different occasions be with me and something negative happen with a cashier or some stranger, and like my daughter will say, "MOM???? AREN'T YOU GOING TO GO OFF ON HER?"

It's like I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't.

I do believe that telling family members to F off is the most used phrase used by bipolars. We probably not only use that phase the most we also use it the best. With the most damage.

I think the second most used phase we use is, "I am sorry!"