Why do you have the need to tell others you are bipolar? My grandson just married his girlfriend who I've known and had in my home many times and gone shopping with etc, for 3 years now. I just found out she was bipolar when we were picking up our prescriptions together. I never knew, never cared. I loved her before and do now, nothing changed because she is bipolar. To me its like someone above said, like being diabetec, or having psorasis...As far as your family being jerks at times, aren't a lot of families the same? Bipolar or not you have to help yourself be whole, you need to read everything you can find to help yourself and try to ignore the things around you that hurt you, we all have to do this from time to time. Maybe you could find a support group for women with problems in general. I'll pray for you.

[ February 26, 2006, 11:28 PM: Message edited by: chatty lady ]