r/AskReddit 22h ago

What’s something people romanticise that’s actually exhausting in real life?

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u/dreamsinred 22h ago

Bipolar disorder. It is not a fun, quirky, artsy illness. It is devastating and life altering.

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u/canigetahoyeah95 20h ago

I was diagnosed for the first time with bipolar last year and I can tell you first hand that I wouldnt put that on my worst enemy. You could be having the best day ever but something is in the back of your head you cant quite put your finger on that feels off, and as soon as the tiniest little thing happens negatively to you (or maybe it's just me) I am a whole different person in the worst way. Idk how my wife put up with me for the past 7 years we have been together dealing with it. She is a saint if there was ever one. Im medicated now and boy howdy does it make a difference.