Welcome to the forums. The situation with your boyfriend isn't uncommon, nor is your reaction. You're going through a time when your world has been turned upside down and you want someone to relate to you - namely those closest to you. Your boyfriend has seen you through your ups and downs, and he has a picture in his head of what he considers the "normal you."

What's going on inside you is intensely personal. Nobody who hasn't experienced it firsthand can truly relate; not to the illness, and not to the ramifications of living with the stigma and the medications.

You're going to find kindred spirits here. We all know what you're going through emotionally, and the more you share the better we can understand what makes you and your situation unique.

Again, welcome. Feel free to share more and we'll do whatever we can to help you with whatever you're going through.