Is bipolar "glamorous?"

Iol I can't believe I didn't see it before. You're really embarrassed after so many years about innapropriatly sharing tour mental illness at a wedding. You walked up to him and you yourself wanted some sympathy and thought it
Would be a great ice breaker. That was really painful to learn that isn't how socializing works, wasn't it Moses? Poor guy. Good thing I don't have that issue and I hVe more peopl in my life that truly love me, despite being unwell, than I can count or to be honest even have time for.

You sure got me! I actually thought for a moment your posts were about me and what I wrote. Now I'm petting my cat, enjoying the sun in the window in New York City,waiting for my amazing partner of 14 years, thinking about my awesome career, and how I really need to remember there are people out there that actually spend their days looking to hurt others.

Hope you feel better soon!

Dear Son,
I think the light bulb went on for you when you realized that "glamorous" was a volatile word... I know it stirred my emotions in a violently negative way when I read your title as if you purposely chose it to get a rise out of people... so what rained down on you was an authentic acidic response to a word that arouses anger and indignation. When you switched to the "intellectual" question: is BPD glamorized? I have yet to hear anyone say.. . "I wish I had bipolar II because Catherine Zeta-Jones has it. (as if BPD is the newest craze to actually desire like a gold plated Prada bag!) I can't think of one movie in Hollywood that glamorizes our condition... that would be entirely inaccurate and misleading. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. The more I learn of people afflicted with our condition, through hearing their voices at the forum, I really do hear brilliant minds, eloquent and articulate, naturally talented writers, highly gifted creatively but whether we're up or down... these states just frickin' suck!! I personally found Moses' reaction to resonate with me, although they offended you. Please reflect on the wording of your question... you would have had a far different response if you were thoughtful about the implications of your wording...word choice matters. Hope you hang around. You have much that can be positive to contribute

Thanks fireandrain for being understanding. The wrath that is Moses is totally cool with me cuz I get p*ssed off too. I'm not in an overly senesitive place right now so I didn't feel like I had to "tip toe" around the question... I thought everyone would just get what I was saying but since this is the internets and all, and people don't know me from any other anonymous poster... my bad. Cuz word choices matter adn I'm actually very aware of it. But when I'm UP, those things kind of fall away for me. Hence why I'm here.

My point from the beginning was to understand how bipolar is portrayed and perceived and I appreciate you respondng to that. I knew so many young women, in particular, in high school, that thought BPD or drug use was (trigger warning ****glamorous*** because they saw Angelina Jolie in a few movies about those issues. Sybil is an intensely popular movie about DID, and USOT ran for 3 solid seasons. These portrayels are of course very sensationalized adn anyone with the conditions can easily find issues within the script/character depiction. I do know of a great book about a musician with bipolar (she writes her music by listening to hallucinations) that is being optioned for a film. The book does a really good job of NOT making the condition look attractive or even making the person with it seem so different from anyone else. It actually normalizes mental illness for the reader ina nice way that you don't see very often. It'll be interesting to see if that translates into the film or if it gets the Hollywood treatment.

Also, just an FYI, I saw a post on a BPD board from a poster lamenting BPD not being a "cool" illness like Bipolar or DID. I just wanted to know how prevelant this thinking is, and if anyone had come across this, what others with Bipolar would have to say about it.

And I hope Moses and I can be friends sometime.

xo

Hi again Son!
Wow!! This post makes the intent of this thread crystal clear : ) I remember that Angelina Jolie movie, though I didn't see it, the major mascara eye liner smear was my most vivid memory. Haha! That new upcoming film sounds quite fascinating. Whenever it does come out, we can post our reactions to it! Super nice to meet you! Don't stop sharing, k? There was another forum where I made this fatal mistake of equating the biochemical reasons for BP and our need for meds to an epileptic who needs insulin and I got blasted!!! It took months for me to dare to share another word and I found this special place. And like you said, Moses iS a really nice guy and your attempt to make amends was great.

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