Its bipolar's job to suck, the flack you're flinging around should be aimed at your friends. Well IMO anyway...
They don't have to suck, actually, because they're friends they shouldn't, but they do anyway. And they choose to do so.
Whereas Bipolar can't help but suck...
I wouldn't be friends with anyone that belittled me, and certainly NEVER be friends with people who belittled me over a disorder I never went looking for.
Ok rant over.
I'm not in the US, don't know jack about SS, but I do sympathize with the having to be picky about work due to the "can I handle it" angle that was implemented.
Sucks, yes. I currently started a part time job, because I know I can't handle fulltime right now. I'm hoping to work my way up to fulltime since I'm still seeing my T weekly...