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Some people are just hard to be around. They are snappy, opinionated, sarcastic, and sometimes mean. I have met them! It\u2019s often a personality trait. This means they were born that way and will probably remain that way unless something or someone pushes them to change.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Bipolar disorder is NOT about the personality.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n A personality trait is very different from a bipolar disorder symptom. People always say- \u201cJulie, all of us must have a form of bipolar disorder.\u201d<\/a> No. \u00a0Everyone can be in a bad mood or a good mood, but bipolar disorder is an illness. It’s not about having good and bad moods. \u00a0All of us have certainly had bad moods where we are testy when someone even looks at us the wrong way. When a person has a testy personality they tend to be constant in their behavior. If you piss them off, they let you know and you can expect it. This is a good thing as you can then make the decision of you want to have them in your life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Bipolar disorder testiness is 100% different because it\u2019s episodic and often takes people by surprise. In other words, it\u2019s not the person\u2019s personality to act this way. It\u2019s the product of an illness. This doesn\u2019t excuse it! But it does offer an explanation. <\/span><\/p>\n When I\u2019m in an irritation downswing, a box that I trip on can get kicked across the room while I yell at it. Whereas when I\u2019m in a stable mood, I can trip on a box and then just move it out of the way. \u00a0If it’s personalty, my behavior around the box will be consistent. If it’s bipolar disorder, \u00a0my behavior around the box will be dependent on a mood swing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n When I\u2019m in an irritation downswing, people are extremely irritating and I can’t believe how stupid they are! I am upset due to my mood swing and the whole world is going to know about it! But, when that mood swing ends, I see the world differently. This is classic bipolar disorder.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This was one of the first things I learned from using The Health Cards Treatment System for Bipolar Disorder<\/a>. People don\u2019t like angry people and considering that bipolar makes me testy and easily pissed off \u2013I knew I had to learn to\u00a0control my moods!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n If you look at my Anger\/Irritation Health Card, \u00a0you can see what I did to change. I still get in these moods and they are still bipolar disorder related, but they no longer wreck my relationships and people actually do want to be around me!<\/span><\/p>\n Being snappy, testy and mean will only happen during a mood swing if a person has bipolar disorder. 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