Yes, yes, YES!!!! I get sooooo sick of always being at fault in an argument because "you're manic and don't pay attention to what you're saying", or "you always blame your bad behaviors on the bipolar". HELLO?? Who's blaming the bipolar for everything---it sure as hell isn't me! In fact, I go out of my way NOT to use my illness as an excuse for being a jerk, even if I am manic and my filters are clogged.

My sister got after me just the other day about this. Here I am, as mellow and stable as I've ever been in my life, and she accused me of "ramping up" and saying things I "didn't mean" (oh, really?) because I was allegedly "hypomanic". It's like I can NEVER have a legitimate emotion. Burns me up, that.