Hey guys,

My Sister and I were talking and she says mental illness is a selfish thing to have. OK hear her out...

- We cancel sometimes at the last minute

- We lie about how we are/who we are when in a manic or depressed phase

- I lie to her and my family about where I'm at with the whole bipolar thing ie not medicated, psychotic, manic etc etc

I have told her as I tell everyone in my life I hide it to protect them from seeing it, worrying about it/me, worrying about my sanity/safety

We were watching a TV programme called Modern Love in it Anne Hathaway's character has bipolar. She has a great job but gets fired too many sick days, falls in love due to a manic episode and stands him up twice due to rolling from manic to depressed.

This is how it all came about re being selfish.

What do you guys think? Are we slightly selfish? Tbh I was a little hurt but I know she didn't mean it in a malicious way she tries to understand me.