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Amanda
Bipolar debate and other mental illness

So let's just put this out there. I am bipolar and after being here for almost two years I've seen great things but I've also seen a lot of ignorance as well. Like for example the R word. I've seen lots get shot down real fast for using it to describe something and I completely understand and back it up. So why is it okay to use the term bipolar or any other mental illness used so losely? Like when someone is having a bad day they like to say they're having a bipolar day. Or when someone is having mood swings people are fast to pull the bipolar card or border personality. Bipolar is not something that happens out of nowhere. It's not like my ptsd I got after I was raped. I was born like this and I will die like this. I will always be bipolar and I will always deal with people that have no clue what bipolar is other then what they have seen on tv or learned from a mood stabilizer commercial. We are just like you. We have our good and bad days. This is what bipolar does to me..... when I'm manic is the scariest. I'm fast talking fast acting and make irrational decisions. like spending money I do not have. I will feel like I'm super women and my ego is 10 times bigger than my head. I will be all smiles while my mind is going a thousand miles a min. That normally last only about a month tops and by the time it's over the damage is done. Now my other side to my bipolar is depression. Depression that has lasted as long as a year. Depression that has almost cost me my life. Then of course there is anger. This one is rare and normally I can control that with techniques I've learned in therapy... I do not have 20 different mood swings a day. Like some would like to think. My moods can last days, months, weeks and even years. This is just a peek at how my mind works. This is something I'm reminded of everyday when I take my cocktail. I will always be a work in progress because sadly meds stop working and I'm back to the drawing board finding a new cocktail that works for me. This is no walk in the park and I can't tell you how many times I've gotten a look once people have found out I'm bipolar then question why I had children or how do I manage to take care of them. I take care of them like everyone one else and from years of hiding my bipolar. I've gotten pretty damn good at hiding my emotions around my family and not letting on how I really feel for there sake and keep that for my therapist. So next time you want to make a post about how you think you've had a bipolar day really think about it. Or when you throw out a comment about mental illness to be "funny" Think about the people that actually live this everyday and how comparing your off day to a mental illness is just down right offensive or to make crule jokes about someone's mental disorders. Just like calling your day retarded. My name is Arow I am bipolar and I am not a stereotype. I'm not what you see on tv. I'm that mother at the park playing with her kids and if I did not tell you. You would have never of known. This goes for all mental illness. Its not freaking funny. It offensive and downright wrong! Think before you speak!
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