one of the theories I have is that people are aware it's more than a couple of days/ weeks of treatment.

with the flu, people will say oh well, I hope you will get better soon- because, chances are, that it won't last too long.. you'll relax, take some meds, and feel better.

cancer..... people can be like, well, I hope the kemo goes well, I hope you feel better, because again, it's an illness where kemo might actually improve your chances- and it's not going to last forever, you're either going to go in to remition, get the cancer out, or not survive

with bipolar, what are you meant to say.

I hope that you don't have it in a few weeks, or I hopee it won't last too long.. you're always going to have it, so I think that's why people arn't the same way about it.

and, it's mental.

you can see the flu, you can see cancer, you can't see bipolar

I think it's too easy for people to say somethingb well... just change your attitude, or a comment like that