It's always really frustrating to me when people that aren't bipolar say "I'm feeling so manic", I know this has been posted about so many times but it's just ugh. Especially when they know I'm bipolar. I have a very good friend that I actually met in the ward, and we talk very frequently. She's definitely got issues and I empathize with her a lot, but I feel it's just slightly insensitive for her to say "I'm so manic tonight" when she knows I'm bipolar. It happens pretty frequently with other people too-- I've had non-bipolar people tell me about their "manic day" and then, when asked what I do when I'm "feeling manic", they're like "Whaat?? Why would you do that?" Probably because I'm actually fucking bipolar. I never say anything to them about it but it really gets on my nerves. I'm not trying to gatekeep mental illness or anything, but mania and bipolar are not just some light topics that should be talked about so nonchalantly. The amount of damage that episodes cause is unreal. I blame tiktok for the normalization of spewing out terms like "manic." Sorry for the rant. Honestly I think I'm just a shit and entitled person for getting angry about a friend.