Yesterday my X came over to my house. I was in a pretty good mood, making jokes, etc. She was laughing and enjoying my company and even at one point she was laughing so hard, she told me to stop before she pees herself (which I actually thought was pretty funny). I was just being silly and to me it livened up the mood.

All of a sudden, she stops laughing and starts staring at me as if there was a bug crawling on my face. She asked if I’m on medication again or if I’m having a manic episode. She said I’m acting weird and overly excited, and she gives me this sad look as if something’s wrong with me. She was just laughing right along with me two minutes ago, so wouldn’t that mean something’s wrong with her too then?

I’ve noticed way too often, that when someone knows you’re bipolar, they seem to think EVERYTHING you do is BECAUSE you’re Bipolar. I just happened to have been in a good, positive, happy mood, making jokes and bringing a smile to her face. It has nothing to do with mania. Believe it or not, I actually do have a personality hidden in my head somewhere.  Bipolar can’t take credit for everything.