I feel like that.

The idea that the bipolar person is some incompetent that doesn't know what's best for them really pisses me off. Especially since I am an extremely well functioning person in general who has never lost touch with reality, never spent too much money, never gotten in any legal trouble, etc. I never even drank alcohol until I was 21, and i decided drinking too much was gross (hangover isn't worth it). I have never tried illegal drugs and never want to. I tried a cigarette once at 15 and thought it was really nasty- haven't smoked since.

But I guess I am lucky that hasn't happened to me. I am hypomanic right now, but I haven't gotten into any trouble. If I wasn't in good control of my life, I would need a lot more support and I know I wouldn't be happy about it.