Wow! I too am very sorry you had to go through this! What kind of a social worker has no empathy?!?! It seems to me like she tried to make this all about her, like somehow your struggle is now hers. She sounds a little NPD to me . But seriously, BP is a biologically based condition, like diabetes etc. Would she say such discouraging things to a friend with diabetes?!?! I know they are different, and it is only an analogy, but still, everyone is different, and different people have different outcomes with any condition.

The fact that you have taken control of BP disorder and are doing everything you can, and living life says a great deal about your strength and character. I really hope she is not this much of a Debbie Downer when dealing with her clients. She sounds really toxic to me, and not very supportive. It sounds like she has some serious issues that probably aren't as easy to treat as BP. At the very least, what she did was very unkind.