Why Is Bipolar Manic Depression So Scary to the “Normal” Population?

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Hi

I would like to know why everyone runs ducks and hides when they learn that a loved one friend or someone they know has been diagnosed with Bipolar depression?

I understand there are stigmas related to it, but when will people come out of the midevil era and embrace those who suffer from this?

Thinking about it, I have a friend who was recently diagnosed with it and her family and friends ran for the hills.
She has been up and down all these years I have known her and now we know why and what’s behind it all.

She is not any different and will always have this. People loved and accepted her before the “DIAGNOSIS” what is so different now? A lot of celebrities have this disease yet everyone adores and respects them! What the heck?

Best answer:

Answer by just a girl.
Sorry but the people I know wouldn’t abandoned any of their loved ones if they were ill. It must just be the people you know.

Answer by lazyslacker013
it’s frightening for family members, especially since mental illnesses tend to run in families. It makes them paranoid about themselves and their own behaviors. That’s the only reason I can think of that they’d react that way.

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