Ive been diagnosed with bp for quite some time now and the people closest to me know this....
But what really gets my blood boiling is when somethings wrong...circumstantial, a bad day, disagreements with said ppl, etc..etc...etc..
And the first thing out of their mouth is always "have you taken your meds today?" It's bloody infuriating. As if, ppl with bp have no normal legitimate reasons to get angry, agitated, frustrated or really happy about something. It seems that our disorder ceases to validate any real emotions and responses without it being born out of bp.
I'v tried the best I can to educate ppl about bp and it's scientific origins and the resulting behavior, but they use this as a catch all for everything I do, say and feel.
I could give case after case of this very infraction...but that is neither here nor there. I just find this to be very dehumanizing, insensitive and insulting as though our "feelings" aren't "real". This couldn't be further from the truth.

I've tried the communication route, I've tried the education route, I've offered to put them in touch with my pdoc who is a specialist in chemical imbalances...but they are all dismissed like a piece of toilet paper stuck to the bottom of their shoes.

I realize I'm not super woman, or should I say, super bi-polar woman. But I can't help but feel the desire to make the ppl closest to me understand who and what I am.

I'm sure you all have suggestions and advice and for me. many of it I already know and tried and am tired and exhausted from trying.

So, I on that note, I can put my head on the pillow at night knowing I did the best I could to give these loved ones somewhat of an understanding of what it is to live in my world. The ppl who really care, try hard. The ppl who are too self-absorbed to try to extend themselves just a little to understand those around them better...well...it's not my problem. I am who I am and I cant change that. Self-improvement is the goal of each and everyday of my life...hopefully those loved ones will at least be willing to meet me half way. If not, no skin off my back.

But, getting back to my original point. My mission in my world right now is to educate those ppl that are a part of my daily life, not everything I do say and feel is BP. Apparently a hard concept for some to grasp. But, like like I said...it goes with the territory.
TgrsPurr, xo