Social awkwardness and being an arrogant jerk or a sad sack is tough on friendships. I tell someone about my MI too soon and spook them off; not knowing about it makes them think behavior is purely from personality so they quit making plans with me. Another thing is that people who have no MH concerns usually don't have a heightened awareness about interactions and sometimes didn't mean to make me feel like there was no interest in friendship.
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|Up and down
|And in the end it's only round and round
|Pink Floyd - Us and Them
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|bipolar II, substance use disorder, ADD
|lamictal, straterra
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