Hi!

I found this online years ago. I like it, but I was wondering what you think of it?

Understand that you will never really understand what is going on in my mind, because I rarely understand it myself.
Know that when I say "There's nothing you can do to help," it means it's the time when I need you the most.
Accept when I say I can't, even if I could the day before.
Respect my boundaries. If I say I am bothered by having people stand behind me, take my word for it. Don't test me.
Do not challenge my diagnosis, just because I don't act like somebody's great-aunt who had bipolar. Everybody's symptoms are their own.
I will joke about my disorder. I will make wisecracks about being Froot Loops or taking vacations at the mental hospital. Please don't do so yourself. This is my right, my defense mechanism, that I will allow you to share in time, but only you. Do not joke about it to your friends.
Know that this isn't your fault. This isn't my fault either. I didn't ask for this and can't just flip a switch for happy thoughts. Be there anyway.
Please hold me when I'm scared but don't know why. Don't ask questions -- just be emotionally available to listen.
Please forgive me when I verbally attack you, because the guilt that is felt afterward is absolutely horrible and I never really intend to hurt you in any way. The guilt is sometimes punishment itself.
Please don't expect me to do well every day if I happen to have one or two good days. This is a blessing in itself.
Love me for me. I cannot help it that I am the way I am. I am trying everything I possibly can to make myself feel better. Please do not think less of me.
Finally and most importantly, always remember that I love you. Please love me, for that's the only way we will get through this together. Alone is so much harder.