Just yesterday my own husband made what he called afterwards a "dumb joke." I asked him how he was feeling about my relatively newly diagnosed Bipolar 1 and his reply? "Well, at least you haven't murdered your family yet." I was so stunned all I could manage was "I would never do that!" When I asked him after a few minutes where on earth did that come from, he brought up the news about the local guy who murdered everyone in his family, including the mother-in-law......just a few days ago. The authorities thought he may have "mental" problems. This from my own husband of 42 years......

I guess my point is that if we're not thinking about the violence that may or may not be fleeting in our thoughts......someone else most likely is.

I am so sorry......this is a terrible post that doesn't really seem to belong here, but came to my mind as I read StarryNite's response to Innerzone.....(I wish I knew how to quote parts, or cut and paste) about Hollywood, the movie 'Shutter island" and the stigma attached to having bipolar......my husband's "dumb joke" is doing nothing to help me move out of the depression I'm settling back into.