Grah!

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Why is that when people know that you have a mental illness all behaviour that they do not want to deal with they put down to your illness? Many of your reactions and emotions are rational and entirely appropriate to the situation but those in the know choose to use your illness as an excuse not to deal with things that they should. This is even more frustrating when you're entirely lucid and rational!

My medication has me on the straight and narrow and has kept me there for a very long time but people I know STILL blame my logical behaviour on my illness. If you spite me of course I'm going to get angry! If you take away the tools of my job of course I will be angry and thereby frustrated! It's to be expected! But oh no! That's not rational behaviour, that's her mental illness making her rash!

ARGH!