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Originally Posted by lunaticfringe
I'm all for taking responsibility for one's actions but I think there is a fine line between being sorry for snapping at someone and apologizing for every day things, for just existing in the way that we do. I don't know I just feel like society wants us to be sorry for being ourselves in general and wants to shut us up with meds and stuff. I just want to be my bipolar self and not have to apologize for it. Yes the meds have helped me through some tough times but overall I wish I could just follow my bipolar compass if you will. I guess I'm just saying that in general I feel ostracized from society and constantly feel like I'm not allowed to be myself and have to take meds for being who I am!!!
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I wonder what it would be like to have bipolar disorder in more ancient times? Like when most humans lived in groups where everyone worked together towards basic survival goals. Do you think it would be easier? It seems like it to me in theory. I think modern western society (only society I know firsthand) is extremely tedious and way more complicated than our natural, primal lives would have been. So I can understand feeling pressured to be apologetic for not always fitting in very well to the tedious, complex rat race that is modern society. But I also don't feel too justified in complaining since I do enjoy lots of music, gaming, the internet, etc. It's weird.