So just going off on some of these earlier posts...."Just be happy"...wow, if I had a nickle for every time I heard that!! I can relate though. My parents didn't understand or didn't want to understand. My husband does not understand & would never try to. I felt so alone. My sister tried to understand as much as possible, but it just wasn't enough. These days, I keep everything to myself. I don't have anyone to vent to about it. Randomly my mom will talk about how she heard something on Oprah or "Dr. OZ said.." & recommend I be evaluated again & that I may have been misdiagnosed...So maybe that could be a possibility...But I can be the most angry person I know. How could it be really anything else? So it hurts, it can be so painful feeling alone. Especially when a LOT of people think bipolar disorder is contagious or that you are schizophrenic. I've had friends stop talking to me because they literally thought I was "crazy" & became fearful of me. Really? Would it hurt to go read about it online for 5 mins instead of logging onto myspace?! For 6 years, I've tried to deal with being Bipolar just by myself. It's pretty lonely.