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Originally Posted by Trippin2.0
Everytime I read on this board how people have lost friends and loved ones due to stigma I am stunned by sadness.
Idk what that must be like at all and I'm so sorry that it seems to be the norm. 
I don't understand how such a large group of people can all be so fickle and dump anyone, just because they have bipolar.  And then they still have the nerve to dump the bipolar person based on incorrect info.
Does friendship, loyalty, love, or even just common decency mean nothing anymore???
Everyone knows I have a BP dx, from my 10y.o daughter to my managers and colleagues. I've never bothered to hide it, and have never received a negative reaction in the last almost 5 years.
Wonder if its something in your guys water. |
I didn't lose my friends because of my bipolar diagnose, I lost them because of my actions. They all knew I was bipolar and didn't treat me differently until I had this episode. They were all supportive and viewed me the same (a fair share of them have substance abuse issues and I'm willing to bet some underlying mental illnesses anyway).
I just wish I could make amends for this and put it completely in my past and that they'd still be there. At least now I know pyschadellics and Bipolar disorder don't mix and I won't do it again because I never want to lose control like that. I am usually a very composed and in control person, at least on the surface and it feels like what I did wasn't me even though I know it was.