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Just a personal note.
I don't want to be treated differently because of my emotional instability when I do my best to make it clear that I am aware of my issue and am trying to beat it while never using it as an excuse for my mistakes.
I know a small few people who do have (or it's clear that they have) an illness and are questionable in terms of being potentially dangerous to people or themselves. They either claim to be unaware of their condition, will not admit their condition and are convinced its something else, or they simply don't care.
Does that make all those who are mentally/emotional ill dangerous?

I'm not saying we deserve pity, either. We do, however, require a little genuine sympathy other than a "We must take care of you or else you will go insane" attitude. Gives us a little more credit than that. We know perfectly well we may or may not change and the risks we face. Some of us are alot stronger than you or even we are aware of -- being capable of dealing with things we believe otherwise. Living a life surviving today just to see tomorrow, and that's with or without therapy. All I and other people could ask for is genuine help and support to be better and overcome the illness in some way.

Description
Just a personal note.
I don't want to be treated differently because of my emotional instability when I do my best to make it clear that I am aware of my issue and am trying to beat it while never using it as an excuse for my mistakes.
I know a small few people who do have (or it's clear that they have) an illness and are questionable in terms of being potentially dangerous to people or themselves. They either claim to be unaware of their condition, will not admit their condition and are convinced its something else, or they simply don't care.
Does that make all those who are mentally/emotional ill dangerous?

I'm not saying we deserve pity, either. We do, however, require a little genuine sympathy other than a "We must take care of you or else you will go insane" attitude. Gives us a little more credit than that. We know perfectly well we may or may not change and the risks we face. Some of us are alot stronger than you or even we are aware of -- being capable of dealing with things we believe otherwise. Living a life surviving today just to see tomorrow, and that's with or without therapy. All I and other people could ask for is genuine help and support to be better and overcome the illness in some way.