oh wow... i thought people were going to be pissed at me for posting that. i was so mad... and i just dont get mad that often.

the thick-headedness was maddening.... i just cannot fathom how anyone could decide that their situation applies to a whole demographic... on any issue. Who gives me the right to tell others what is right or wrong? It really belittled my experiences and invalidated the struggle i face... so wrong oon so many levels.

you're right.. no point in debating it but i get like a pitbull on a pork chop and i just cannot back down. It's my history of course... to stand my ground and refuse to give some jerk the right to talk to me or about me (directly or indirectly) that way. Grrrrrrr

that's a good point... why do the meds help if it's all bogus? why is it that the same predictable mood patterns happen when i am not taking care of myself (with or without meds)? i am a walking textbook case of bipolar II. But geez... guess my pdoc with his 30yrs experience and all the medical text books and my relatives who also have it... i guess we are all wrong... it has to be wrong because some jack *** on the internet who got midiagnosed said it was wrong. Oops, my bad.

i just cant let someone run at the mouth about the illness when there are other people present. Some of them are often struggling to come to terms with dibilitating symptoms, illnesses or meds. The last thing they need is someone to introduce a large dose of doubt and fear. People come to get information and to feel accepted... they seek understanding and comfort... not to hear someone blather about how we are all clueless fools duped by an obvious fad. Funny... i dont feel trendy.

Now my bipolar illness will go the way of neon socks and big hair.

anyone have some other weak excuse i can use for all my symptoms now? bipolar is soooo passe.