[BlueInanna]

Warning - mean ignorant people at this other forum website I'm going to mention. Don't go look at it if it's going to trigger you, please. xoxo

I don't know why I bothered reading at a different forum... it's all about people who've been hurt by bp people. They say they want opinions from bp people, but really they want to wallow in their hurt and their little safety mindset that all bp people are bad, immoral, irresponsible, drug users, liars, etc. It made me kind of mad and sad. I was called venomous. lol - whoops.

I guess this is our safe place and their narrow minded weird forum is theirs. If you're bored and want to look some stigma in the eye, here is what I stumbled upon:
http://www.topix.com/forum/health/bi...DU/p6#lastPost

Why would I want to knowingly expose myself to that kind of ignorance and abuse? No thanks. I'm not a masochist.

[BlueInanna]

No, don't go if you're not interested. I'm just bored and up all night and do weird things like surf the web.

Big part of me wants to fight the stigma, but also, I think the world is not ready for it.

Oh Blue... You know I can't keep my big mouth shut! lol I had to comment! I wonder what kind of response I'm gonna get lol.

[Anika.]

I used to read forums like that, and even tho I knew who I was and that it wasn't true, it did start to make a real dent in my self esteem. I also really started to doubt that my bf didn't see me that way. Since a lot of these people seem to be ex's of someone who had Bipolar. It's pretty sad how some peoples minds work.

Now it doesn't affect me like that, but makes me wonder who is really mentally ill here. Us or them?

Had to look just to see your response Dan, you tell it like it is!

Blue the world doesn't know what it is ready for, I think it would be ready for change Never, until people try to show them other wise. They weren't ready for women to be people, or races to be equal, or gays to open or have rights either, but they are slowly getting there....

[Trippin2.0]

LOL @Dan's comment! People can be so stoopid, especially the ones with tunnel vision.

[faerie_moon_x]

I'm not going to look. The rage in me is too much to even attempt it. But, when people have been hurt by something (especially if they've been hurt really bad like been cheated on etc.) then it is much, much harder to get them to listen to reason. If they equate the harm done them to bipolar, they will never listen to anyone. So, going there is just like pouring vinegar on wounds (for both them and us.) Or, it's just like trying to argue someone out of their religion or politics...

There's a woman at my work who has no idea I have bipolar. Once a few years ago she let a friend stay with her. It turned out her friend had untreated bipolar and was self-medicating with alcohol. She also had some other issues like she would hide all of her dirty dishes under her bed, etc. (which I don't know what that is probably an OCD or something??) Anyway, this woman goes on tyraids about bipolar people and how they are all a bunch of crazy drunks. I tried dropping comments about how her friend needed a psychiatrist and things like that, but she was deaf to everything I said. So... I just back away slowly.

[BlueInanna]

Lol Dan - these people will probably bite at that in some nonsense way. So true Anika, the world doesn't know what it's ready for, it doesn't want to be ready for anything. And it's them/the sheep who are crazy ha.

I'll continue to do little bits of activism what I can handle in the moment. It's a big beast going against the bp stigma, not to be taken lightly.

It doesn't mess with my self esteem, I just was suprised at what I found out there in stupid society. I really am suprised at the idiocy and b.s. out there. And no sleep for 2 nights now, just thought I'd share. At least I'm not searching the scientology anymore!

[Moose72]

I posed as "Mee"

[BipolaRNurse]

For once, I was speechless.

There was another thread on that forum about how BP people should be in jail, and I had steam coming out of my ears before I got halfway through it. Damn people's ignorance......Some of us take medication because we're psycho without it. I take medication so I can slap the snot out of stupid people and blame it on the side effects, which is how I got banned from the last political forum I joined. LOL

[BlueInanna]

this topix website is insane with the stupidest people i've ever seen!

fun thing about it is you can click and judge peoples comments, there's a peanut symbol for nuts haha. and a dim lightbulb for clueless. i like to give the jerks ignorantly degrading MI bp people the special peanut symbol. see how they like it.

i'll have to search the why bp people should be in jail... wow... that's more absurd than this one about toxic people.

love you guys

[tnlibrarian]

I was a member of a forum for bp people and their families. I will never again be a member of a board where non bipolars are regulars. I cannot begin to describle how vile and vicious the abuse targeted at the bp people was. It amounted to a bunch of people wanting to target abuse at a bp person who couldn't confront them or knock the crap out of them for what they were saying. Most of those people would be a greasy spot by the time the person they were speaking to got done with them. Looking at another board like that would set me off like a roman candle.

[~Christina]

I posted under Morethings.

[Confusedinomicon]

I think pc has a higher concentration of users who are trying to seek help and take responsibility for their actions. The users on the website have felt abused by partners. No use trying to change minds of people who felt legitimatly abused. Theyve to come to terms with the hurt they felt. Also it is hard to see past sigma if your experiences reinforce negative beliefs.

[Confusedinomicon]

I take it back. I just read part if the topic and its disgusting.

[hamster-bamster]

I am too weak now to get into a fight and challenge someone... later, but thanks for the pointer.

[Victoria'smom]

Boy I'm sure people are not going to like my post under "bipolar 1 with psychosis".

[Anika.]

I added a bit too. But thing is with people like that, they are closed, and only they have the ability to open the door. You can try to show them the key hole, but until they want to use it, not much you can do. What is funny is most of the sane posts were written by bipolar. Whatcha gonna do?

[Anika.]

ok I added two bits. Blue, I hope I get hundreds of peanuts!!! Means they read it, and it must have touched a nerve to bother throwing peanuts. Haha " don't feed the animals " ! guess they forgot about that good sense.

[BipolaRNurse]

To all the ugliness on that forum, I added: "I may be bipolar, but you're stupid and ignorant, and I can take meds."

[Travelinglady]

Well, I see I need to avoid getting bored! Actually, there are forums even here at PC that I avoid--not usually because the people are mean to each other or say mean things about folks with different disorders, but because they can be triggering for me.

I guess some of us with bp can sometimes be "toxic," but I certainly believe that sites like that one can be "toxic" to us!

had a peek....

wow I thought I had seen everything ridiculous on this planet!

noticed a couple of you had something to say....very cool

guess it's gotta balance out I dunno?

for every beautiful bipolar person there's gotta be a dumbass freakin' idiot.!!

(couldn't help it had to write something there too...but I won't be going back anytime soon)

Wow! I knew the stigma was bad, but I felt totally unaware there were so many people who felt this way about an illness. Wow. I'm stunned. I kinda feel bad, but I'm not letting ignorance get me down...what an eye opener. Sheesh

[CastlesInTheAir]

People are toxic......PEOPLE....."normal" people are abusive passive aggressive aholes.....so why be discriminatory and only bash people with a medical dx

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I don't know what the average educational level of people is today, but it used to be about 8.5 grades, I think. What can we expect from education that doesn't reach even the high school level?

Loved most of the responses. You're so right in your views, IMHO. Makes me proud to have the illness.

So that's the level on which stigma occurs; so sad.