YOU AND ME

[withavengeance]

You and Me

If you’re overly excited
You’re happy
If I’m overly excited
I’m manic.
If you imagine the phone ringing
You’re stressed out
If I imagine the phone ringing
I’m psychotic.
If you’re crying and sleeping all day
You’re sad and need time out.
If I’m crying and sleeping all day
I’m depressed and need to get up.
If you’re afraid to leave your house at night
You’re cautious.
If I’m afraid to leave my house at night
I’m paranoid.
If you speak your mind and express your opinions
You’re assertive.
If I speak my mind and express my opinions
I’m aggressive.
If you don’t like something and mention it
You’re being honest.
If I don’t like something and mention it
I’m being difficult.
If you get angry
You’re considered upset.
If I get angry
I’m considered dangerous.
If you over-react to something
You’re sensitive
If I over-react to something
I’m out of control.
If you don’t want to be around others
You’re taking care of yourself and relaxing
If I don’t want to be around others
I’m isolating myself and avoiding.
If you talk to strangers
You’re being friendly
If I talk to strangers
I’m being inappropriate.
For all of the above you’re not told to take
A pill or are hospitalized, but I am!

Debbie Sesula

[Serenity]

Everything comparison is so true of our bipolar lives.

[Summerbreeze]

Wow, that is so true!, I like that a lot!

[Kelton Smith]

Very nice. I have never seen the differences put like that before.

[TeachBaby]

I cried when I read this. It is so true and is one of the difficult things we face with this illness. I'm tired of being told I'm manic when I'm happy and depressed when i have an off day. Among other things, I think that I am, so what! I'm not talking about deep depression or great mania that might be dangerous, but as you so aptly show, we are judged by a different standard. Thanks for a great start to my day!

[withavengeance]

This was handed out by my DBSA support group; sure hit home for me.

[Donna]

This is so true, it gives me the chills. Thanks for sharing

[Daisy]

can I add a couple

You stay up late
you have insomnia
I stay up late
I'm getting manic
You bought some thing that was expensive but on sale
wow that was a steal
I bought some thing that was expensive but on sale
And just how much money have you ben spending lately

this is an Ed one
You only eat half of your meal
You aren't hungry
I only eat half of my meal
I'm restricting again

[Betty]

Thanks for sharing,it sounds so trure,I start questioning myself

[withavengeance]

Good additions, Manic!

[Elena]

Both lists contain so much truth. I had to chuckle at " and how much have you been spending lately? I get please watch how much your spending...lol

[My idol]

Wow, Avengeance, that's amazing and far too true to be ignored!
And Manic, they were great additions.
Thanks to both of you for some real eye openers.

[kat]

This is so good. Once I got the "label", everything is scrutinized this way by everyone who knows. That's part of living with a label, and why so many of us stay in the closet...