Blue, I think you've made some pretty solid friends, at least from what I can see. And FB is about as real as you can get without meeting at Starbucks IRL.

Like you, I consider this place to be family, a truly safe place where I can be my real self and talk about real issues. My MI is basically a taboo subject with my immediate and extended families, they'd rather pretend it doesn't exist and dance around it with words, then because I'm seeing a doctor they think I should be able to act as a "normie" in every other area of my life. It's not fun to be married to someone who won't even pick up and read a single book on BP, yet thinks she knows how to handle a spouse who has the disease.

We've been dealing with this through most of our 13 years of marriage, and I feel so belittled and treated like a child. You can't even imagine.

You guys are true friends, and I think the anonymity facilitates that aspect. Thanks for being here.