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Old May 09, 2017, 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by franz kafka View Post
I'm facebook friends with a girl with BP who I met while inpatient (twice, actually). It was really strange to run into other BP folk on the unit, especially if they were manic. When I was also manic I didn't really notice it, but when I was coming down and they were still up, I couldn't help but notice how annoying they were. Manic people are super frustrating to interact with! Then I think... this was me two days ago. This might be me 10 minutes from now...

Anyway, just wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience. Or if you've seen other people in manic episodes outside of IP.
OMG! YES!!!

When I was in a PHP program in 2015 I met a few other girls with a bp diagnosis. We all got along well and kept in touch after discharge, but then their manic behavior drove me crazy, I just couldn't deal with their behavior. It was really frustrating. I just cut off the friendships. I stay more towards the depressed side anyway, so I just couldn't understand or put up with it.