[lovejoy91]

45 Truths People With Bipolar Disorder Wish Others Understood

I totally get why you guys feel the way that you do.

[Ripose]

I have said some of these things to my wife but this list raised points that I myself had not even thought of yet. My wife and I will gain a far better understanding of each other by reading this list, even though it just me with bipolar.

[raspberrytorte]

“I hate when I tell someone I have bipolar and they get a look of terror in their eyes.”

Lol. I like this one. I get this a lot. Like I'm going to grow claws and lunge at them or something. Hehe.

[Ripose]

I used to just growl at people, even that freaked them out, at least until they got to know me and realized I was harmless.

[kimber1234]

Posted on my facebook page with the comment "For those who think "Bipolar" is an adjective or verb." I only see it as "f#&%^@ noun!

[Christopher1990]

Got to love the

" I'm so bipolar, lol "

"this weathers so bipolar!"

thanks for sharing

good read..

[gina_re]

YESSS!! So many of those are so true and relatable!

[Nix]

I like this post a lot. Thanks.

[yanks7]

So how do we convince others that these are true?

[lovejoy91]

Originally Posted by yanks7

So how do we convince others that these are true?

You can't. Each individual has to see it for him or herself. Sad but true. So, keep on keepin' on.

[CopperStar]

Originally Posted by yanks7

So how do we convince others that these are true?

I'm pretty sure most people could understand if they wanted to. There is only an entire mountain of information that anyone with access to the internet can find with some straightforward Google searches. The problem is that some people don't want to understand. They cling to ignorance like a comforting blankie.

[electricbipolargirl]

“I’m a productive member of society. I’m not some crazy disease that needs to be locked away. I can do things just like everyone else. I’m strong and funny, and there isn’t anything more wrong with me than the next person.” — Alisha Roney

^This. Also, you gotta love when people look at you, can't believe you're bipolar, and say, "I think we are all just a little bipolar." Umm, no.

[cashart10]

Thanks for posting this article. I shared it on social media (which is bold for me). I really appreciate literature that attempts to debunk the stigma of mental illness.

Good reading... might show a friend of mine that. Thanks.

[tipper1492]

The huge stigma associated with bipolar, or any other mental disorder, is alive, and very healthy. I can not ever see the day coming when that will change. Because two couples avoided me after I revealed I was bipolar, I no longer tell anyone.
I searched Google - "How a person with bipolar thinks" and I found it very interesting. There are several text explaining, but the top one held the most interest for for. I believe any person without bipolar could read it, and still not understand much. I put it like this. Unless someone shoots them in the *** with an arrow, they can never understand what it is like.

[Moogieotter]

My favorite is 45. “I can be happy, I can laugh, I can smile and I can feel good about the world and about life and be optimistic about things without being manic or hypomanic.” — David Luzhansky

It took a while to stop being scared of normal happiness.

[gina_re]

When the media keeps associating something negative with mental illness, the stigma will stay alive. Especially with these random acts of violence on innocent lives i.e. movie theater shootings : (

[Upsidedownandinside]

I smiled for he first time in a while after reading through this!
Thanks for posting it!
Have hit a epic low after a bit of hyper, still trying to understand and learn how to cope with everything.
Broke and depressed....