Today, my best friend said we couldn't be friends anymore because I'm too depressed or too happy all the time. After explaining for half an hour what bipolar depression was and how I have it he just said, "Bullshit!" FML
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Today, I opened up to my best friend about my depression. Her response: "If you're so depressed, why don't you just kill yourself?" FML
Today, a therapist told me that I was too depressed to attend his depression group meetings. FML
Today, my boyfriend called and asked me why I love him. I told him because he's always there for me and continues to put up with my bipolar disorder. He promptly said "not anymore" and hung up. FML
Today, I started to hate being the "mentally stable friend" because my friends will be talking about mental health and I've got to be the 'all smiles and positive' person who gives them hope in life, but the second I falter I can see everyone shift and I'm just not. Allowed. To. FML
Today, I was hanging out with my best friend. Depressed, I started telling her about my terrible week. A woman came over and asked me to not be so "whiny and negative" in front of her children. FML
Today, I tried to tell my dad that I was really struggling with my mental health and didn't think I could stay alive much longer. He laughed. This comes after telling my "best friend" last week and having to wait three days for a reply. FML
Today, my best friend got drunk and told me he's only friends with me because no one else will be friends with him. He then went on to tell me that he wasn't actually that drunk. FML
Today, my best friend of five years left cause I “followed them” and that made me depressed, then I couldn’t go outside or to class anymore cause I was too depressed, then my girlfriend, whom I was going to marry, left me because, you guessed it, I was too depressed. Now I’m in a mental hospital for trying to kill myself. FML
Today, I admitted to my boyfriend of three years that I have been suffering from depression for a while now. He took it as a good time to dump me. FML
Today, after spending 4 years without dating after an abusive relationship, and going out with who I thought was a decent guy for 6 months, I told him I have bipolar disorder and take medication for it. He responded by dumping me saying he can’t date someone who’s “crazy.” Back to putting my wall up I go. FML
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Top comments
askullnamedbilly 33
Yeah, you don't need that guy in your life. Even if you did make up after that conversation, someone who thinks a mood disorder is 'bullshit' will never give you the support you deserve and need.
DaDezza244 31
The amount of ignorance your "best" friend possess is astonishing. You deserve better friends who understand your mental illness.
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joshklander 11
Well, the mods found it necessary to block a perfectly reasonable comment, so I will reWord it and try to be nicer. Your friend is an uneducated jerk, and if he can't except you for who you are, then he doesn't deserve to have you as a friend. If you need someone to talk to, I'm here. I have bp as well.
starlite85 6
If you were really diagnosed with BiPolar, you would have a prescription from a doctor and you wouldn't be experiencing the effects of the disorder to a degree that you describe. You're full of shit and people are right not to be wasting their time with a lying sack of shit.
yellowzinnias 20
I also have BPD, OP, and have had this happen many times over. What I can tell you from experience is that the people who are worth it and deserve to be in your life will prove themselves. There's a lot of ignorance about mental illness, and those who cling to their ignorance rather than being open to education deserve no place in our lives. There are other friends, current and future, who will demonstrate their worth by participating in open and intelligent conversation, extending their patience and compassion and remaining loyal.
BloodyGlass 10
Drop that friend like a bad habit.
Tyrax 16
Well, that's one negative influence gone! I'm sorry he was a jerk, but you deserve better, OP.