Yea, bipolar disorder sucks, but think about how much it sucked 1000, 100, or even 50 years ago.
1000 years ago you'd probably be ostracized by your community, tortured/killed, or imprisoned because of your extreme moods. You would not get a 2nd chance.
100 years ago you might get a lobotomy, get no help at all, or have to resort to alcohol or opium as the only things to numb te pain. You'd be an alcoholic or a drug addict and rehab probobly didn't even exist.
50 years ago you might be living in a mental hospital or on medication that doesn't work well, is unhealthy for you and has severe side effects.
Today we have welfare and disability to help us, when in the past you'd just have to work despite your illness or perish.
Today we have health care so you can get to see a doctor for free and get medication for free.
Today more peope know about mental illness than ever. People are beginning to understand and give us a bit of a break.
Today we have a lot of resources to get help and help ourselves. I came across a great site called http://www.depressiondodging.com/ recently for example.
Medicine is getting better and better. Therapy is getting better and better.
We have endless amounts music, and movies, art to inspire us and keep us going.
What i'm trying to say is that it could be worse way worse. Way worse.
Hope you're doing well
Take care
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