Don't throw the word around

I hate when the media gets all obsessed with labeling bipolar. Lindsey Lohan may be bipolar, but that's nobody's business but hers. And calling Sarah Palin's temper "bipolar" is really annoying. People already see a huge stigma associated with mental illness, and using the word so casually doesn't help. Especially since a lot of people don't like her.

"Raisinear posted in our Forums about this very thing venting about how a person referenced their bipolar landlord because he is unbalanced and unpredictable. Raisinear pointed out that bipolar disorder can also be used interchangeably with brilliant, creative, energetic or artist."

People use bipolar to talk about unpredictability all the time. I hate that Katy Perry song where she says love bipolar. Sure, we can be unpredictable when we're unmedicated, but bipolar isn't something to throw around like that. I don't know, it just bugs me.