BIPOLAR...What really irritates me ???

#1 People that don't have or take the time to understand what
it's like to live with bipolar everyday...
#2 Why they seem to think just because we are bipolar we're
stupid??
#3 The most common phrase I hear that really frosts me is
"What don't you understand "..
#4 Why they seem to think that we don't have feelings or
emotions...
#5 Anything I have to say gets put on the back burner like
it's not important and not worth considering..
#6 If I'm upset that it's no big deal to them, I'm just in one
of my moods..
#7 Why they have to say things like.."why are you like that"?
or "why did you do that"?..
#8 If I don't want to be around people.. That doesn't make
me anti-social or a bitch.. Right now it's for my own good..
#9 Bipolar is not the Plague....Don't treat me like thats
what I have got...
and thats just a short list of what really frosts me ...

Well here's my answer..

#1 Don't talk to me like I have no brain in my head..
I understand very well...
#2 I am learning to live with my condition so be patient
with me.. Support me..
#3 Instead of contradicting everything I say or my every
move.. Try and come up with productive ideas that will
help me, not hinder me..
#4 I have feelings just like you and when you treat me
like a child or not as an important part of society your
just helping to push me into an episode...
# 5 Show a little compassion.... You expect it, I do too...
#6 I'm NOT the only one that has Bipolar.. Don't
make me feel like I am alone...

The conclusion I have come to is that I have to live
everyday the best way I know how.. I know it's not
going to be easy and that I am not the easiest person
to live with, but if you love me have faith in me ..
So what if I change the furniture around once a week..
If it keeps me as level as I possibly can be, that might
seem crazy to you, but it works for me...

It's not me that doesn't understand, it's you that isn't
trying to understand me... I love you enough to try
and make things as normal as I can..
LOVE me back enough so I can do that..
"What don't you understand"???