Does bipolar happen to good people?
Before my manic episode, I felt like I was a genuinely good person. I had good friends, a good reputation, career goals, and a life I was proud of.
Then mania happened, and in about 3 months I destroyed so much of it. I hurt people, lost friendships, embarrassed myself, and became someone I barely recognize.
Now I feel incredibly depressed and keep asking myself: Why did this happen to me? Why did I have to lose so much when I was trying to live a good life?
I know bipolar doesn't happen because someone is good or bad. But how do you emotionally accept that your illness made you do things that went against who you believed you were? Does it has to happen to only good people?