Anonymous
This FML is from back in 2016 but it's good stuff
Farnborough, United Kingdom
J'ACCUSE!
Today, my brother accused me of faking my bipolar disorder for attention, all because I don't act the same as the bipolar girl in some TV show he watches. FML
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Soparot 29
Wait, you mean tv shows aren't always 100% accurate? Hmm, never would have guessed.
expertsmilee 26
I'd rather be any kind of bipolar than that kind of stupid.
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stryder9090 28
Develop a fake "third personality" so he'll shut up about it. But don't let him find out you're faking because then it'll backfire because they'll think you're still faking it all in the first place. Never mind. I'm bad at advice. Don't listen to me you'll dig yourself in a hole you can't get out of.
The_ghetto_mango 25
Honesty is the key. Nice was to get out of the Chamber of Secrets and Dishonesty.
SleepyPharma 21
Bipolar disorder is NOT a multiple personality disorder.
NostalgiaFreak9 43
What show are you referring to?
MenAreFromVegas 5
You would be completely justified in screaming in his face at full volume. That kind of stupid needs to be corrected somehow and SOON!!!
kowsee 22
Educate him, only thing you can do! Good luck
mattyiscool123 26
Like that show where this guy had Tourette's syndrome with the coprolalia and everyone thought you get that when you have Tourette's.
CaroLouWho 10
Ooooh, that pisses me off so much! I may have a mild case of Tourette's - I definitely have tics - and I don't have that. (While I do swear profusely, it's completely voluntary and not a symptom.)
GhostFox 34
This is why shows having neuroatypical characters should actually put effort into researching the disorder they are trying to portray as well as make it clear that symptoms vary. Assholes like OP's brother take the portrayal of a disorder in one show and run with it as if it is the only way that disorder can manifest.
CaroLouWho 10
They may have put research into it - I don't know what show it is so I can't say for sure - but mental illnesses manifest themselves differently for different people. So there needs to be more representation in general; if you only see one portrayal of mental illness, you won't get a nuanced understanding.
LyricaSilvan 30
Your brother is ignorant, then.
warrenhoward42 20
that's ****** up.
__coralbell 15
THIS IS WHY WE NEED TO HELP END STIGMA AROUND MENTAL ILLNESSES!!! People need to be educated and learn that not all people react the same way with their illness and that everyone has a different experience and different ways to cope with the type of illness they have.
CaroLouWho 10
Exactly! That could also help people with mental illnesses, because if they think that all people with bipolar disorder act like Character X, they might not realize they have bipolar disorder, which can lead to them not getting help (and possibly self-medicating).
KayleeFrye 39
There are so many ignorant people in the world. I'm sorry that you're related to one. Huh. Who knew that TV shows aren't always accurate?