Three weeks ago my friend was sad about something her daughter did and said to me on the phone: "Oh, I'm so depressed". So I told her I was at the hospital every day for 7 weeks being treated for depression by a doctor and RPN's. She changed her tune. Now she's only "upset".

People don't have a clue how they sound or what they say. The use psych terms out of context and it's because they don't have a clue what those terms actually mean. Some people even think they're funny when they use them - stay well clear of them. They have a psych problem themselves and it's not bipolar.

And someone rationalizing your situation - stay well clear of them too. I went to a woman's shelter in 1981 because my husband was extremely emotionally abusive and I couldn't take it any more - I was a wreck. And they told me, he doesn't hit me, so I should be ok. Not true. Rationalization doesn't help, it hurts.