[SunAngel]

Lets see what everyone's pet peeves are who have BP Disorder.

My pet peeves are:

When I am manic and talking my head off to someone, and they don't answer or ignore me, it bugs the **** outta me.

I hate talking on the phone too. When it rings, I usually don't pick up unless it's from someone who I want to talk to.

My biggest pet peeve is the stigma that goes along with BP. I absolutely hate being talked down to because of it.

I have a funny little story. About a year and a half ago I was in the pharmacy and was waiting for my scripts to be ready. I sat on this bench with an old lady. She turned to me and told me and started saying that it was the girls' fault who have sex with boys and get pregnant. She was blaming the girls. She found no fault in the boys.

This pissed me off so I looked her in the eye and told her I had BP Disorder. She said, "Well, I hope you are on medication for it". I told her that at the moment I wasn't because I was waiting for them to be ready. She got this really scared look on her face, turned away and got up. She went into the line of people and just kept giving me this scared look on her face.

I, of course, was on meds. at the time, but because she was an old lady, I knew I would freak her out, and I did. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

What are some of your pet peeves?

Hmm, I guess my biggest pet peeve that has to do with Bipolar is being told when I am sick. " your being irrational, your just ill right now". Now 99% of the time when it happens, it's true and it's coming from a loving place, it drives me more MENTAL.

I can cope with stigma and un or ill informed people. Hey I'm not always informed myself. But telling me something true like.. I am sick when I am... Ugggh really some nerve there.

[venusss]

I hate when people are trying to impose the "you cannot control it... at all, unless medicated" cliche to absurd level. I once got into conflict with somebody because they claimed Gaddafi is bipolar and probably off his meds and "you know how bad people can get". I had to point out that I am unmedicated too and yet do not have blood on my hands.

Another thing I hate when people thing that just because I don't do too much "crazy" stuff that I don't feel bad or struggle. Look, I acknowledge you think I seem to be stable and all, but that is not really that, not all times. Just because I don't whine, does not mean I don't struggle. I am just the type who thinks that asking somebody to help me carry bag to stairs will make me pathetic (and undermine all feminist movement), so my close friends or mother have to really pry it out of me if things are wrong. I hate when people turn debates about mental health into pissing contest ("I am bigger mess than you, I win!").

[argv]

Originally Posted by SunAngel

Lets see what everyone's pet peeves are who have BP Disorder.

My pet peeves are:

When I am manic and talking my head off to someone, and they don't answer or ignore me, it bugs the **** outta me.

I hate talking on the phone too. When it rings, I usually don't pick up unless it's from someone who I want to talk to.

My biggest pet peeve is the stigma that goes along with BP. I absolutely hate being talked down to because of it.

I have a funny little story. About a year and a half ago I was in the pharmacy and was waiting for my scripts to be ready. I sat on this bench with an old lady. She turned to me and told me and started saying that it was the girls' fault who have sex with boys and get pregnant. She was blaming the girls. She found no fault in the boys.

This pissed me off so I looked her in the eye and told her I had BP Disorder. She said, "Well, I hope you are on medication for it". I told her that at the moment I wasn't because I was waiting for them to be ready. She got this really scared look on her face, turned away and got up. She went into the line of people and just kept giving me this scared look on her face.

I, of course, was on meds. at the time, but because she was an old lady, I knew I would freak her out, and I did. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

What are some of your pet peeves?

That's hilarious, I kinda like freaking people out.

My pet peeves are people in general.

I hate it when folks try to be all nice, but secretly in my mind I want to punch them in the face.

I hate the mall.

I hate getting starred at. Or talked about behind my back.

I hate nickelback.

there's probably alot of things. But that's a good start.

[nacht]

My absolute biggest pet peeve is condescension, and while I'm normally pretty softspoken and polite, if I'm manic the person offending me will get an earful about what I think of their attitude (and then some).

I don't like talking on the phone either. XD I don't know if that one has to do with bipolar or not, but I really don't like it, especially when I'm in hermit mode and don't want anything to do with people at all.

It irritates me when I get people asking me "Have you taken your meds today?" or telling me I need to calm down if I am legitimately angry or excited or in any way upset about something. I'm allowed to have moods like everyone else on occasion.

I don't like being treated like I'm fragile.

I don't like it when people turn discussions about their problems into the Oppression Olympics ("I'm worse off than you," etc). It's all hard to deal with some days, no need to go there.

I cannot stand repetitive loud noises. They actually make me angry and frightened. (This one is especially weird because I'm a musician, you'd think I could deal with that.)

[tattoogirl33]

now that my mother knows of my "disorders' and has shared them with my sister, father, a few aunts.. lol.. it doesn't matter what 'mood' Im in, it has to be the Bipolar and BPD related. I can't just be happy? or have a quite calm day??? GRRRRRRRRRR

[Secretum]

Like Venus, I also hate the "you look okay, thus you are okay" attitude.

I get really annoyed with people who walk on the left side of the hall/sidewalk. We drive on the right side of the road (here in the US), so why the **** would we not walk on the right side of the sidewalk? So many awkward near collisions could be avoided.

I get very upset when my ADD causes me to make stupid errors. For example, I might act as if 5+2 =9 while solving a larger math problem, because I absent-mindedly add the 2 twice.

I have more; I'll add them when I remember them.

And SunAngel, that is a hilarious story!

[Trippin2.0]

Pet peeves,hmmm let's see:

I can't stand idiots, or people who annoy me.

I can't stand condescending douche bags who are 'right' all the time.

I can't stand people walking on the right side of sidewalks,corridores or stairs (I was taught at a very nice Catholic school to 'keep to the left') plus even tho I don't drive, we DO use the left lane.

I can't stand people who complain perpetually but NEVER attempt solving the problem.

I can't stand women who enter me into popularity contests without consulting me.

I can't stand people who make excuses. Take RESPONSIBILITY.

I can't stand people who undermine my intelligence.

And I really can't stand people who invalidate me.

think that's it for now.

SunAngel for freaking out that old lady.

When people justify their bad behavior with whatever they were diagnosed with.

Back in 2003, I walked into my ex-girlfriends' mom's house to pick her up for a date. Her mom greeted me at the door and apologized for how messy the house was. Well, sort of. I went into her daughter's room and waited for her to get ready.

Her mom poked her head into the room and said, "aren't you going to vacuum?" Keep in mind that I had only started dating her daughter for about three weeks.

I smiled, saying, "I'll be gone in about a minute or so." Her face disappeared again and less than 20 seconds later, she started throwing whatever clutter was on the floor in my direction. She started screaming at her daughter that all the guys she dates are 'ungrateful ****s'.

My ex appears, grabs my hand and we leave. She's not even ready yet.

"I'm bipolar, you know! It's not my fault", she screamed as we made it out the door.

Really? Really? I've never thrown **** at anyone.