I think Bipolar is an illness that the masses seem to think is like the infamous Britney Spears Manic episode, she shaved her hair off then fades away and when she comes back she back to performing and seemingly all better

Now WE know that she has struggles just like we do ...

So as we smile and go about life as best we can trying to appear stable uneducated people do think we are just doing dandy if not cured

Mental health is being talked about more and more but in a way why should we expect people to learn about Bipolar ?? Sure our families we hope will learn about it and be supportive.

But it’s true about any mental illness, my husband has a working knowledge of Bipolar but knows nothing about Schizophrenia... but why would he ?

So I think we have to take into consideration that there is still stigma and uneducated people... sure it sucks.. I HATE how the commercials depict mania it’s always a woman and she’s running around buying dozens of cameras!!! Or another women middle age with a stick with a smile on it that’s a happy face to “ hide” with .., but it shows her out with friends, hell some days I just could not even go out let alone to hang out with people.

But gotta love Big Pharma for distorting Bipolar in commercials that push new and more expensive meds at us. Make me furious