Call me naive, but I don't even know how you COULD fake it. Let alone why.

I could fake depression, really, if I'm being honest. I wouldn't WANT to, but hypothetically I could. But as for being manic... or even hypo? That would get exhausting after about 15 minutes. Let alone weeks as my episodes tend to go.

I've heard far more people tending to ignore their diagnosis completely (myself included!) rather than actively seeking it out. As landskaperdan said, it's just disgusting, really. After going through over a decade of actively trying to cover up my bipolar symptoms from everyone, it kind of makes me a sick to hear that some people fake it.