This was not said to upset you, & I apologise if it did. It was said because I don't agree with judging a person without getting to know them first.

As I said if this caused offence or bought up bad memories then I apologise.

You didn't cause offence Chrissyboy, all i'm trying to say is they're people with mental illness yes, but then they're total psychos out there also and those ones are the ones i want to avoid mate.

Well, I can promise that I've made my share of mistakes in relationships. I married a good man and it fell apart because I identified as bisexual (I've learned recently that the correct term for me is pansexual). My first lesbian relationship was a woman who abused the hell out of me. (Hence the PTSD)

Having Bipolar does make things a lot more interesting as far as relationships go. I find that I have to work a lot harder to make things go as smoothly as I can. Granted, I made bad relationship choices in the past.

I am learning that the Bipolar that I have isn't AS bad as it seems to some people. Yes it's there. But it can be really entertaining when you think about it. When I'm Manic, I can become such a talkative person. The issue with that? I speed talk. My mouth tries to keep up with my brain and it doesn't always work. I also have a habit of saying things before I realize i'm going to say them. (My brain is constantly a runaway train.) Which makes for some interesting blogs, stories, and even a book that I've been working on for years.

My depression can get bad. But I'm learning it's more SADD and situational than anything. Since moving in with my parents (a safe haven to start over), I'm a lot calmer. I'm not nearly as irritable. I still struggle to think straight.... But, then again, there's nothing straight about me anyway so it works. LOL....

I'm rambling. I need to go to sleep.... See what I mean? There's a lot of stigma surrounding Mental Illnesses and a lot of the stigma and stereotypes get pinned on me because I mention Mental Illness.

I truly wish people would just give me a chance. Get to know me. See how good I really am with my kids. See what kind of a friend I am. I don't make friends easily, but when I do, it's generally for life because I'm cautious.

Rambling again... SORRY!!!!