If you think that life is easy for "normal" people, then you're wrong. Life is hard for everyone. Everyone has a burden. If it's not mental illness it's physical illness. If it isn't physical illness it's financial problems. If it's not financial problems it's relationship problems. If it's not relationship problems it's work problems... everyone has all of these problems no matter if they have mental illness or not.

Life is hard. Anyone who floats along acting like life is a party or a picnic is in denial or sheltered. And sheltered people have problems because they are too naive in the world.

This is what I try to tell people. Having bipolar is not the end all life ruiner that people think. There are thousands of end all life ruining issues people face everyday. Life is hard because that's just how it is.

And so yeah, sometimes we all have to suck it up. But you know, sometimes we need to forgive ourselves, too. Our society is so much toward the perfect life and perfectionism. It's impossible to attain that for anyone.