Ouch. I'm sorry she's making you deal with this on top of everything else you already have on your plate. Bipolar makes us hard to deal with at times, but those are the times when we need the most love and understanding. It's very hard for others to understand that sometimes. Others seem to "blanket" themselves from the REAL truth about bipolar disorder, therefore making it 100 times harder for us "bipolarbearians"( ) to deal with it ourselves! We need support, love, and understanding. There are times when I crave those things so bad.... times when I just want someone to say, "It's ok, we'll get through this, let me take care of you for awhile."

I understand, Pat. The people around us need to understand how dangerous it is to critisize us when we don't know if we'll find the will to pick ourselves up again.

And how can she possibly blame carbon monoxide poisoning on you having bipolar??? Geez. I'm just sorry you have to deal with this.

We'll stick together here, though. You just keep tappin' those feet even if you can't get up and dance just yet.