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Originally Posted by manicminer
I often find people asking me why I do the "crazy" things that I do or act in the manner I do. I tell them its because of chemical inbalances in my brain a.k.a bipolar disorder. Even people that know about it, like my mother just this weekend, say "don't blame it on that" or "you're just using that as an excuse/crutch."
This infuriates me to no end. Does anyone else have this issue? And if so, what are some good ways to convince people that you literally cannot help some of the ways you act or decisions you make.
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I definitely agree with you that people see only how the person acts and just relates it to personality.
However, some of what comes out is due to personality and how you handle things.
Everyone has a unique personality. If everything was due to BP disorder, we would all be the same, and we are not.
However, if symptoms are going on, I hate the fact that people think it is part of my personality, when indeed, it is from the depression or the mania that is messing with me, along with mixed cycles and rapid cycling.