I know that feeling when people say negative things about people with bipolar. I get to hear all sorts of 'horror' stories of their encounters with 'those crazy people'. Depending on who is talking I might say something but usually I just hold my breath until the subject gets changed. Except one time... this woman was going on and on about something and I just turned to her and said she should watch herself or I might just flip into a manic rage on her and I wouldn't be responsible for what happened next. She backed off like she thought I might kill her or something. I felt empowered. lol. I knew there was no way to change her stereotype so I thought what the heck lets crank it up a notch for her. I still think its funny. My bad.