Not to be rude but those are not friends in my eyes. I'm so sick and tired of people being close minded and having no empathy. I think that is what makes us special because we have those qualities due to our experiences. I really don't have friends, no one close at least. When my MI hit I had distanced myself and have been that way for 18 years now. As far as my family goes my sister and husband are my biggest supporters. My sister deals with depression and can relate to that side of BP. My parents have caused more hurt than anything. In high school I remember them laughing at me with some of the things I would do with my OCD. My mom says she was there for me back then because she brought me to my pdoc and therapist appointments. It's hard to read them, but I think they are in denial about, like they don't want to admit there is something wrong with their daughter. I just can't have a relationship with that, too much hurt and lack of support. I hope that you are able to change your friends view on MI, you need all of the support you can get. If you can't get it from them we r definitely there for you.