Yesterday I got into an argument with one of my neighbours. This is definitely the kind of thing that would make for interesting conversation in a salon. He called me a "nut bar," "manic depressive," and all kinds of other names. Plus he said "I hope you're taking your medication."
Surprisingly....I was not really taking complete offense to these names and comments. There are a lot of great things about being bipolar, which I am. And yes, for the record, I do take my medication. The saddest part of the encounter is that someone so ignorant could think that you could belittle someone else by calling them names based on a condition to which they have no other control but to manage it well, as I have been. It is really sad that in this millennium people think this way.
Well...let God bring light and understanding into the mind of this tortured, ignorant and confused soul that is my neighbour. I have slain my demons and I "ain't gonna let nothing break-a my stride."
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