Sunday, June 8, 2014

Bipolar Disorder Isn't a Scapegoat

"People die; it’s as natural as rain on a goddamned Sunday morning." -Oderus Urungus

Every news article I hear now where some deranged psycho goes on a murdering spree, or some teacher fucks half the students in her class, is instantly blamed on bipolar disorder, as if all of societies evils are the result of this mythological beast known as mental health. I hate a lot of people and think a lot of them are stupid. I’ve been dumped, lied to, let down, etc. but I didn’t go around murdering people. As a man, I want to screw everyone, too, but I don’t, because there are consequences for my actions. Whatever happened to labeling people psychos and whores and not blaming it on a mental health issue they probably don’t really have. Bipolar disorder sucks for the 3% of the world that has it, and while they can have mania and depression, which leads to poor decision making and a lowered quality of life, they’re not out murdering and raping people. It used to be schizophrenia that everyone had, until they realized most media portrayals of the condition had created a huge misconception of what it actually entailed; schizophrenics don’t have multiple personalities! But I guess bipolar disorder, which can come with hallucinations and voices in your head, is easy to blame for every retarded thing you’ve ever done. Hell, sign me up. Sorry, officer, I ran that stop sign because voices told me to. Sorry, boss, I punched you in the face because I was suffering a manic episode. People with this disorder know when shit isn’t right and they check their asses into the hospital, or get medicated real quick to chill the hell out. The media is stupid and so are you if you really don’t take a second to look into what bipolar disorder really is. Mania and depression, look the rest up yourself and stop being fucking lazy.