Today was rather boring. I sure don't do as well with down time as I used to. To get out of the house, I went to Starbucks so I could read there for a bit. I had to stop the book I was reading though-It was a fiction book where one of the main character's sons committed a major crime when he was not taking his meds for his schizophrenia disorder. I decided to stop reading because, if the book ends up not portraying mental illness in a realistic/non stigmatized way, I might lose it. So, on to the next book it is.

I had to fill out some online paperwork in preparation for a new patient dentist appointment tomorrow. One of the sections specifically asks the patient if they have bipolar disorder. I don't get why a dentist needs to know this specific diagnosis-meds, sure, but now I'm worried about unfair viewpoints people in the office might have of me once they see this diagnosis.