Even I have a hard time understanding my husband or my son at times because each of our depressions are different and change through times. I sometimes say I have the flu or I'm just getting over being sick because that's what it feels like and people understand that. I haven't found many MH workers that understand. Last T I had asked early in why my husband didn't work. I said because he has BP. Her response was "plenty of people with bipolar work." I dropped that conversation.