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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.

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hey tiger, i have the same problem with my mother - if i get angry about something, admittedly something that happens quite often, she'll go "are you level? you're not going manic are you?" i can see why she does it, because my hypomania always involves irritability and aggression, but hello - does this mean i can't just be angry sometimes?

i've tried to tell her this and she seems to be getting better, but i know how you feel, and it's really annoying. i hope those close to you begin to realise that this illness doesn't exempt us from normal feelings xx