I’m quite familaiar with bi-polar, and I know lots of people use it as an excuse to act badly.
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OK. So you know a lot of people who are most assuredly NOT bipolar if they claim bipolar disorder as the basis for their behavior.
Someone in the throes of a bipolar disorder episode doesn’t believe their behavior needs excusing.
Full disclosure: Have had to involuntarily commit my mother to a mental institution 5 times in the last 15 years.
Sorry for the off topic commentary.
It makes me want to SLAP them.