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Originally Posted by Homeira
 A lot of friends have drifted away for me also.
(But some of that would have happened anyway. I am in my forties now, and the crowd I used to hang out with when I was young... well, we have grown apart. Going in such different directions. Sorry, digression).
It is traumatic to feel judged and to experience people you consider friends drifting away. Sympathize completely with you there!
With me it is not so much mania, I become hypomanic, (BP II). But I have long periods of not being able to socialize at all, and I make and break appointments I told people I would attend. In the end, that has led a lot of people to turn away from me. The few friends I have left accept and understand how things are with me, and these friendships are truly meaningful to me. Treasure your true friends, because that is what they are, treasures, and truly good people. But it is heartbreaking to experience rejection. |
Yeah, I know what you mean.. Im so sorry about that.. I feel that starting to happen.
Although I am getting better with those sort of social things, but in the states of mania, I dont want to be around people for days at a time, and I have times where I dont want to go to events either and I feel bad, but I know what will happen if I do..
I have maybe one friend right now who I can go to with this stuff and i really treasure her.
She may not have the best job or live in the best neighborhood or look extremely beautiful, but she has stuck with me for so long, and as I write this im starting to tear up because i don't know what id do without her. Im so glad to know you have at least one of these amazing people in your life.
Anyway, I just hope that for us bps, we have another person like Dorothy Dix to not open up outpatient clinics, but to erase the stigma.
We need it. And it is really heartbreaking. People need to know.
Because honestly, we're all crazy, but some people's crazy is at a different level. We matter just as much as everyone else
