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Originally Posted by Lefty the Salesman
Without question, and I certainly don't mean to offend, either. My point was only that diabetes is a disease that affects the blood sugar equilibrium of the patient; bipolar disorder is a subtle but vicious mental illness with the potential to reach beyond the patient and destroy lives, property, careers and reputations if left untreated or not taken seriously.
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Any disease can affect the people around the patient just as much as mental illness if they don't try to get help for it. If someone with diabetes doesn't take care of themselves and eats junk food all day, it can be equally as hard to watch them get sick. But the word "diabetes" alone doesn't scare people. The word "bipolar" does. It shouldn't have to be like this. Mental illness is a disorder and that itself is beyond the patient's control. The only reason that word is so scary for people is because of ignorance. It's beyond sad. That's why people feel the need to hide it, when in a better world they won't have to.
....I'm really hoping that he accepts you as you are, and takes the time to educate himself on mental illness before making assumptions. If he doesn't, it says a lot about who he is as a person. Everyone has issues of some type. It's really how you deal with them, which I am learning.