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Mar 11, 2014, 02:16 AM
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I ran into someone from high school today (someone I never really talked to besides in one art class)...and they asked me to start off the conversation "hey, how's that bipolar going?"
I wasn't Dx'd with bp until my freshman year in college... So I played dumb and pretended to be clueless and he said sorry... "well ok goodbye"I said. What in the world just happened??? Now I find out I was obviously crazy at another time? How would you react to that kind of thing? It really caught me off guard. |
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#2
Mar 11, 2014, 02:40 AM
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Maybe they heard it from someone else?
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Mar 11, 2014, 06:16 AM
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Who on earth asks someone that, holy crap!
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Mar 11, 2014, 08:17 AM
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Mar 11, 2014, 08:23 AM
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You need to come up with a witty response, like it "happily cycling" or something that will make them stop on their tracks and think
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Mar 11, 2014, 08:27 AM
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Cuz people always think we're crazy...I would have liked to see that reaction. Sent from my Nexus S 4G using Tapatalk |
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#7
Mar 11, 2014, 12:18 PM
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You could have said it is going good you still have problems with your **** warts?
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#8
Mar 11, 2014, 12:43 PM
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Say 'hows your mama?' wink, smile then smugly walk away lol
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Mar 11, 2014, 12:55 PM
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When in highschool if you didn't recognize I was f'd up then you probably to out of it too. The fact he knew the name for bipolar is awesome but saying that is kinda like asking " did you ever get another dog after watching your old dog get hit" or " did you ever get over your wife leaving you for x?" But when people ask me that. I'm usually like " yeah...remember when I did x?" "How's things?", if you can't laugh at the ****ed up things bipolar makes you do it'll kill you.
I've even been told by a x bed buddy " I have never guess you'd wake up next to the same person every morning... I thought that to boring for you."
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Mar 11, 2014, 12:59 PM
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possible reaction..
Why do you ask? What are you talking about? with a puzzled look. I'd try to trust my intuition. Sometimes it might be intended as a mean statement other times it could be as an opener ( although a bad one) to a conversation about bipolar that they themselves are eager to have for whatever reason It can be challenging to know someone's intentions. |
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Mar 11, 2014, 01:01 PM
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Mar 11, 2014, 03:33 PM
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Um, I have BPD and if that happened to me with the same parameters you described I would be probibly have no reaction time and tell them to go F. themselves. Or would have gone into BPD fairlyland and tell them I have no idea who they are and they have confused me with someone else.
This person is way to familiar and should not have crossed over your boundary line |
| Cocosurviving, Lobster Hands
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Mar 11, 2014, 06:30 PM
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I would ask them what gave them the idea I had bipolar.
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Mar 11, 2014, 06:32 PM
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I agree, sometimes the person isn't trying to hurt you. Unmedicated mentally ill people can be scary. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Mar 11, 2014, 06:33 PM
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Reply with "Hey, how's your schizophrenia!"
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| Cocosurviving, Happy Camper
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Mar 11, 2014, 06:35 PM
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Mar 11, 2014, 07:01 PM
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If I was having a Good day I'd probably say " oh, it has it's ups & downs!", but if I was manic that day I'd probably be rude & say some stupid crap like "good enough for a criminal defense lawyer to get the charges dropped!" Just to let them know I'm not in the mood to put up with their bs. Sarcasm is the body's natural defense against stupidity!!
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Mar 11, 2014, 07:56 PM
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I will alter this to "how's your daddy?" wink.......and keep this in my back pocket of replies. Sent from The Land of Golden Sunshine using Tapatalk
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Mar 11, 2014, 08:02 PM
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See I have severe BP 1 with extreme mania. Like you I would've went straight to cuss out mode. Sent from The Land of Golden Sunshine using Tapatalk
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#SpoonieStrong Spoons are a visual representation used as a unit of measure to quantify how much energy individuals with disabilities and chronic illnesses have throughout a given day. 1). Depression 2). PTSD 3). Anxiety 4). Hashimoto 5). Fibromyalgia 6). Asthma 7). Atopic dermatitis 8). Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria 9). Hereditary Angioedema (HAE-normal C-1) 10). Gluten sensitivity 11). EpiPen carrier 12). Food allergies, medication allergies and food intolerances. . 13). Alopecia Areata |
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Mar 11, 2014, 08:06 PM
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I'll be adding this to my "use against stupid ppl list." Sent from The Land of Golden Sunshine using Tapatalk
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#SpoonieStrong Spoons are a visual representation used as a unit of measure to quantify how much energy individuals with disabilities and chronic illnesses have throughout a given day. 1). Depression 2). PTSD 3). Anxiety 4). Hashimoto 5). Fibromyalgia 6). Asthma 7). Atopic dermatitis 8). Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria 9). Hereditary Angioedema (HAE-normal C-1) 10). Gluten sensitivity 11). EpiPen carrier 12). Food allergies, medication allergies and food intolerances. . 13). Alopecia Areata |
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#21
Mar 11, 2014, 08:38 PM
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What a tactless remark... some people really have no clue.
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