I almost did not post this thinking that what she said was just thoughtless on her part. But I am learning more about stigma so I thought I would throw this out there. I am very intelligent but bipolar none-the-less. That foodstamp trip was a major deal for me emotionally. What was once a drag of an errand is a major deal now even with meds and my support network. I actually doubted my own level of disability. I just can't let this go. Since reading the responses, this is big. I am going to talk to my pdoc as well. I did not feel comfortable discussing my bipolar. She had the info on her computer but I am not comfortable talking to foodstamp caseworkers. I am also not comfortable talking to supervisors of foodstamp case workers. Was just going to journal about it. An answer on how to approach this. This is wrong on so many levels.