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Originally Posted by BeyondtheRainbow
Part of what it took for my sister and I was that she finally researched bipolar, learned about it and called me to talk about it. When she understood more what I live with she understood me better. Oddly it took being more isolated (they lived in an extremely rural place 10 hours from family and friends for a year and a half) for her to realize having a sister is worthwhile and an illness doesn't mean I'm evil. I hope your brother finds something that helps him see the same about you and about people in general.
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My brother knows what it is. He has Bipolar 1 and I have Bipolar 2. Similar but different. He cannot relate to the deep depression I get and I cannot relate to the psychosis and mania he gets. But personality is separate from mental illness as well.
I don't think he thinks I'm evil. Rather he thinks that he has the right to consistently disrespect me and others. If anything, I'm the one who sees him as "evil" but I would use the word a**hole because he's selfish, ignorant, and disrespectful.
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