ellediablo

I applaud all that is being said. I am a closet bi polar, living the lie that I am ok, trying to hold down a career job, husband. house etc. and of course it’s killing me. It’s our secrets that keep us sick. But I have to say that when I confided in my best friend after 2.5 years it wasn’t long until she started using it against me. Every time I said something she didn’t like it was “are you doing ok?”. It is infuriating, I’m mentally ill, not crazy!! Do you really think that the owner of the company I work for would welcome the news that his Marketing Manager is bipolar? It makes me so angry that lawyers use the “bi polar defense” to try to falsely explain every child molester and serial killers actions. It’s the public’s complete ignorance to the truth about mental illness that allows this to continue. As passionate as I am about having a society educated about mental illness, it won’t come from me. I am not ashamed that I am mentally ill but I have a mortgage to pay and a right to live my life without being a target for the curious and the misinformed. I have nothing but admiration for those who live free and I know full well the sacrifices they have made on my behalf. For that I am grateful.