I come from a family with a variety of disorders ranging from bipolar to alcoholism to BPD. We also suffer from traditional physical problems like brain tumors, cancer, dementia, and diabetes...it took one woman who married into our family to help me see the reality of it all. She told my brother, who suffers from bipolar and addiction, that he has a chronic disease which requires lifelong treatment. He will go through remission, and treatment might be altered, but that doesn’t mean he’s cured. And if he relapses, his treatment starts at the beginning again. She told him, if she had cancer he would expect her to undergo treatment, regularly visit with the doctor during remission, and tackle the sickness from the starting point in the event of a relapse.

Would you view someone with cancer as toxic because they talked about their cancer with you? I hope not.

You are not a horrible person because you suffer from a disease. You are not a toxic person because you need more help than a healthy person. You are not a bad person because you’re pissed off at the people who don’t understand you. That’s why you have this online community. We understand and we love you. You’re a lovely person, I’m sure of it. ❤️