With some people on my father's side of the family I get alot of, "You're crazy!" I think when my aunt found out she was literally scared of me. Sort of like she thought I would snap any minute. I just always tell myself that people fear what they don't know. After I received my diagnosis last year I went out and ordered all sorts of information to give to members of my family so they could attempt to understand what goes on and just some suggestions on how to react to it all. I think they were caring and almost understanding for the first week and then it's like they expected my meds to "cure me." I have some of the same problems with my husband also....He is really trying harder and it's getting better slowly. His mother is very insensitive to the issue...It's like every little tiny mistake or even a big mistake I make she is the first to come forward and say, "Well, she's Bipolar she can't make good choices." I don't ever want to get to the point that my being Bipolar becomes a crutch for me. I have never used it for that and I see no good coming from starting to do that now. But after a year of trying medicine after medicine my doctor and I have finally found a combination that works for me. So I'm thankful that I'm getting to experience a "normal" state of mind for a little while...if it's actually correct to say "normal." I've been having a hard two weeks...I'm manic right now, all brought on by stress and lack of sleep. I've slept for roughly 60 hours in two weeks. And that's broken up into about 2-3 hours at a time. I'm temporarily taking two meds to get me through this and back on the right track. My husband has been supportive through this and my mom has been wonderful and caring.

I'm very happy to hear that things are looking better for you and you've gotten to where you are happy. It's amazing what time and prayer can do.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.