So, just a quick question... When people aren't educated about mental illness, do they think if you are mentally ill, then you must be a bad person? Cause I'm struggling with trying to find a friend that wants to hang out with me one on one more than twice. I feel like I must be a miserable person to be around for no one besides my husband, to ever want to spend time with me. I feel like being bipolar has either made me into a horribly irritating person or I'm just like that because it's part of my personality. Where is the line between where your personality ends and your mental illness begins? Does anyone really know if what they are experiencing is "really them" or just because of their diagnosis?