Sociopath Community

They're just going through some stuff right now, try and be patient. 

I understand that they have a chemical imbalance and experience extreme highs and lows, but they're still as responsible for their choices as anyone else. It just seems like the majority have shitty characters to begin with, aside from mental illness.

Who isn't responsible for some series of mistakes that were seemingly in their control? 

A mistake is tripping over a curb when you're not paying attention.

bongripper420 said: 

A mistake is tripping over a curb when you're not paying attention.

Lots of things are mistakes. 

actually it's been studied that people with bipolar have lowered or inhibited empathy, it's neurological 

https://www.healthline.com/health/bipolar-disorder/lack-of-empathy#2 

I mean how are they supposed to have any sort of consistency baseline when their emotional capacity is so erratic? 

Really? The only problematic bipolars I've met were the ones everyone made excuses for. People don't want to be insensitive, so these poor saps get babied their whole life and become spoiled adult brats. But I don't think being bipolar matters, no one wants to deal with that, bipolar or not. 

Mine, for the most part, were aware of the limits even during their mood swings.. probably from a past learning experience after pushing someone too far though. It's definitely unfortunate to see people walking eggshells around them because they're scared of being cancelled or something. A friend of mine feels trapped in an abusive relationship largely in part for that very reason.. kinda gross to see in action like that. One bad apple, blah blah.