I don't associate with most of my family for that very reason. Also they think that Bi-polar and Borderline Personality Disorder aren't real. They think that I can just "snap out of it". For that reason I don't reach out to anyone in my family anymore and if my dad and calls I just tell him that "I'm fine, and still looking for a job." It is not worth arguing about and trying to defend my illness. It only makes me feel shameful.