Ughh!! It's very irritating, and I don't even have bipolar! Kids at my school are always making comments, but they have no idea what they're really even saying. If a teacher is having a bad day and is being pissy, they'll say things like "Mrs. ___ is such a bipolar!" And if a friend snaps at another "stop being so bipolar!" They're using it like it's just an adjective.

I had one very attention-seeking friend who pretended to have bipolar when she had NO idea what it really was. She was listening to the song "Lithium" by Evanescence and she asked my what it meant, and I told her it was a medication to treat bipolar disorder.. A couple days later she was going around talking about how she was out of her "lithium", etc. I. Was. Pissed. :P

I just hate hate hate when people assume things and say them without even thinking about how it could hurt or affect another person. Ughh!!! Seriously, most the people in my grade have maturity levels of 10 year olds...