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Originally Posted by BethRags
Since I seldom tell anyone about having BP I feel more that my disorder has had a serious effect on my "life functioning."
For example, I have never had a normal job. I just can't work full-time. The result of that is that I've always been poor and cannot keep up with friends who own nice homes, drive late-model cars, can afford to go out to dinner at expensive restaurants, and so on.
I am pretty sure friends (these are woman I've known since grade school) think I'm just "eccentric" and choose to be poor. So I don't get invited to the classy dinners or the bunko nights.
It hurts and the result is that I feel so alone. I use Facebook as a way to at least have some kind of connections with old friends.
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I'm so sorry, Beth. This aloneness thing is a real problem for so many of us. I just read an article today that was kind of interesting about people who have to spend a lot of time isolated in space and climbing giant mountains and Antarctica and stuff. I've linked it in case anyone is interested in the thoughts of some of those folks.
You are a hero, like so many others here, to me for marching through this bravely. I have tremendous admiration for you and what you do every day!!
An isolated life: Astronauts, Antarctic doctors and climbers share their advice - CNN