Hi, friends. [View all]

[Denninmi]

Sorry for the drama, but I don't take kindly to being told my name belongs on a criminal database next to sex offenders and convicted felons because I happen to be bipolar and therefore have a "mental health issue" as do these psychotic shooters. NOT the same mental health issue by miles. They sit around plotting to kill people, I sit around worrying if my job performance is adequate even if my boss or a client praises me. NOTHING IN COMMON WITH THESE KILLERS.

It's hardly the same thing, my mental health issue and theirs - it's like trying to equate a brief spring thundershower to Superstorm Sandy. i have NOTHING in common whatsoever with these killers other than the fact we are all members of the same species, Homo sapiens. Like Tobin, if I don't explicitly tell someone I'm bipolar, they don't have a clue. And I don't wear a sign on my back announcing my condition. I'm pretty "normal" except that I tend to be overly sensitive to certain situations, such as hurtful remarks. Even then, I keep my reactions to myself - this summer during my crisis, I got really good at holding back the tears and anxiety until I could go somewhere completely private. No one even knew except me that there was a problem.

Frankly, the tragedies disturb me deeply, too, but please don't punish me for something I didn't do, nor am I even capable of doing.

I was REALLY touched by everyone's comments, publicly posted or via pm or email.

I would just like to be able to come out and play with my Lounge and DU friends without being called a monster by some ignorant bigot.

So, is it safe to come out now?