being bipolar feels so incredibly lonely sometimes and trying to explain it to people that don’t have it feels so invalidating. how am i supposed to express that i have no idea who i am outside of the mania and depression and that my mindset changes so much especially when i’m rapid cycling. i feel like i either know exactly what i am and what i want but then i’m absolutely lost all over again. i hate getting responded to with “everyone feels that way” or “nobody knows who they are” like i understand the basis of this issue might be common but the severity of it isn’t. it feels invalidating. i hate the idea that i’m just being dramatic but if i am then why is my disorder so debilitating. sometimes the fact that it’s a life long disorder hits you and there’s no one you can talk to that will get it.