I have one friend I use to confide in, I realized it was too much on her as she would flip in being way too worried about me. Once I realized this I stopped talking to her about my illness.

My Daughter is 21 and Bipolar I diagnosed this year, She is doing amazing! I use to talk to her about Bipolar , I will talk to her about HER Bipolar if SHE brings in up. I'm not going to bring worry into her life because I'm not doing great like her, she has enough to worry about.

My husband trys to be supportive but I have learned he can't understand what I go thru.

The only person in real life that I can be fully honest with is my Therapist!

Do I wish I more real life friends.. Of course.

But I have PC and Thank goodness for the friends I have made on here , at least here I am fully accepted and I don't have pretend I am doing fine all the time.

It's a shame people are so understanding about a cold or the flu and not bipolar .. sad indeed .