People casually toss around words like "depressed" all the time. I have some people in my life that just don't understand BP. They give advice like "relax" or tell me I need to "drink a beer and chill". But that's OK. For example, my mom hasn't really accepted me for who I have become and thinks BP is my excuse. She has never really been supportive of me and would only be happy if I had become King of the World (which I am not). She's only happy when everyone in my family is the best, the wealthiest, the best looking, the most successful. It is frustrating but my condition is my reality and it will probably never change. The counter party to anything needs to give to make it work and some people in our lives won't give an inch.

Thus, I walk in my own shoes and I know this. I just try to focus on me an do my own thing.