Posted by Angielala on January 19, 2004, at 11:13:52
In reply to Might Have Some Good Come Out of It » Angielala, posted by Susan J on January 14, 2004, at 13:16:54
I wish you were with my this past Ssaturday. I was in Dunkin Donuts, waiting in line. And of course my ADHD is super active right now- so I'm listening to the conversation at the table next to the line I'm in. A guy is reading the paper and the girl is just hanging out. He puts the paper down and says- "Jeez- well, I guess Kobe is innocent- they found out that girl is crazy"
Dumb, impulsive me looks right at him and say "Bipolar Disorder doesn't mean your crazy." The girl said "My aunt had Bipolar and she was crazy- you don't know what you are talking about." I said, "I feel bad that your aunt has ignorant relatives that don't understand her." The girl says, "She commited suicide two years ago." I said, "Gee I wonder why- look at how her niece thought of her." She got up, I though she was going to hit me, but instead she started crying and went to the bathroom.
I couldn't fight my rage, I couldn't keep my mouth shut. I felt so horrible after that, and angry. Yet, there I am, standing there, thinking "Oh My God- I hope my neices don't consider me crazy!"
I'm so impulsive, it really irritates me. I didn't have any filters in my head working to keep me from saying something so hurtful... it was as if though she hurt me with her stupid comment and I wanted to hurt her just as bad- and did (maybe more). I really didn't prove any points, I just looked like a jerk.
> Well, the prosecution will have to counter anything bad the defense says about bipolar disorder, so maybe some true information about the condition will emerge.
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> Of course, your regular joe schmoe watching the trial will just keep routing for whatever outcome they want, but it *might* educate some more open-minded folks.
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> I guess BPD might be on trial, too, huh?
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