I'm getting sick and tired of the parade of self-righteous fools who expect me to apologize for my actions and statements when I'm manic or manic-psychotic. I haven't any guilt or shame - and why the **** should I?! Bipolar is a mental illness, and not some character defect or personality flaw. We can't help saying or doing the insane things we do when we decompensate - any more than an epileptic can control his/her seizures, and nobody expects them to apologize for having a seizure.