You are so riight.. i never knew this or maybe I was very naive .. but around my first waking up episodes (bipolar).. things took a U Turn, I never knew people could say and act in such demeaning ways or just try to make a fool out of you for their pleasure or gain. I know I am now oversensitive also , but my thoughts that I am in some kind of therapy started back then because I knew there were some people trying to help me recover but then i started noticing that there were a lot of people making fun of me, and I couldnt believe that so many people could be so insensitive without a reason.. so I obviously started thinking I was in therapy. maybe a good excuse I thought for not getting angry. The comments happen still now and thats why I have such a lot of anxiety , but I know that its life now.

It seems that people attack what they don't understand. If they don't understand it at first,they may keep their peace,but they may attack later. They don't seem to care that the remarks are damaging to us. With to many bad remarks,it can borderline great torment,causing anger,and pain.

I've been called super sensitive by a family member. In the way that it was expressed,was non therapeutic.

I've also been called naive,but I learn quickley now. If the source of that remark comes from a person who lies alot, and they are saying we are naive,they are adding a double wammie. That adds more embarrassment,shame,and humiliation. That in turn causes low self esteem. That causes a fealing of loss of personal value. Brokenfriend

my friend who is bipolar avoids telling people she is bipolar. i don't. i think she is right. it brings on a whole lot of baggage. I don't know why i do it. it seems that the people who are understanding are understanding when i show my depression anyways or my anxiety whether i am bipolar or not and the people who are not understanding do not show understanding even if they know i am bipolar. it takes a special person to be supportive to us. even before i was diagnosed my mother said let the state take care of me because she knew i had problems. it is so hard to forgive but i am working on it.
people say that people do the best they can do and that is one way towards the path to forgiveness and accepting of when other people let you down.
just because those people happen to be your family you still shouldn't expect them to understand and give you the treatment you need.
bobby