This is one of the reasons I'm turned off to relationships. I lived with my cousin for 1 1/2 years. It was a very controlling situation. They would not allow me to nap during the day or take a bath when they were home and I could not have a door on my bedroom. Their reasoning wasn't because I have MI but they wanted to make it clear that it was their house (even though I paid half their rent/utilities). Regardless of the intentions, having someone breathe down my neck just makes my symptoms WORSE.

This is a huge misconception about MI. If someone unsafe to the point that they need to be monitored, they belong in the hospital. Other than that if you are taking care of yourself (and your children, if you have any) then how much time you spend online is none of anyone else's business. I personally need my space in order to be well. As a matter of fact, when I moved from my cousin's I went to halfway house of sorts where I have my own private room. I feel WAY better here than I did there because I don't have to constantly worry about someone bursting in here, criticizing me for what I'm doing or over analyzing every damn thing I do. So what if I'm suffering from insomnia and haven't been to sleep yet? You pointing it out constantly and obsessing over it isn't going to change anything!

It's like if you had a physical disease and everyone kept bringing it up all the time and wouldn't let you be a person outside of your illness. Some things just aren't that big of a deal. If I'm not having dangerous thoughts towards myself or others, not hallucinating, feeding myself, staying clean and going to my appointments, leave me alone.