Babegirl,
It sounds to me like you're doin' well! Just remember: Noone has the power to control your moods but you-even when you're bipolar. you make the choice. Do you honestly care what a few ignorant souls think? I mean, c'mon! They're not even really thinking, just reacting to social conditioning, for goodness sake! People who are educated about our disorder know that you can't "just snap out of it" and that you're not "just stupid". Do not let ignorance control your mood, darlin'. YOU control it. We can make the decision to let what others say roll off our backs. Sometimes it hurts a little, but then I remember that it is the other persons loss: not mine. I can try to educate people about this illness, but I can't make the choice to accept the information for them. They have to open their minds. If they don't, I move on, feeling sorry for them; not myself. I know that I did the best I could. Sometimes people just surrender to the fear of the unknown. We can't. We have to know about this illness, and I believe that we have to tell others, so that they can learn to accept it for themselves. After all, almost everyone is or knows someone who is bipolar, but very few bother to really study it; learn to separate the sickness from the person. Thank goodness some people do, otherwise we'd all be dead. Heaven knows WE have enough guilt complexes on our own, without others trying to make us feel guilty for things we can't control.
Hang in there, girl, and don't you listen to the ignorant masses! You know the truth. So do I. And our numbers are growing. If you do need to vent or cry on a shoulder, I'm here for you......we all need it sometimes, sweetie.
Love and Light,
Robyn Lynn
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