After being diagnosed I have started to see things in a new way.  The new way is actually really helpful for me in a lot of ways.  One way is seeing where illness lies and where functionalityexist.  This brought me to the actualization that people aren't the only things to have mental illness. 

What does this mean?  In regard to society, for instance, it functions on a very dysfunctional level.  Different societies operate under various types of illness.  This line of thinking could be associated with personality disorders, but I would disagree.  The illness that can be seen in various cultures and societies are mood disorders. 

If one compares the U.S. to bipolarism, one can find so many similarities.  In fact, some time periods are even named after certain mood disorders, like a depression.  In any case, I believe everything is relative.  If something can be applied to the most basic element of anything, then the theory should be applicable to the greater parts.

All of this makes me wonder if I am bipolar bc of a bigger issue in society.  It is making me think about the ways we judge eachother.  I am guilty of it myself, although I really make a conscious effort to be aware of myself.  When I am mad, it doesn't matter who someone is, what they look like, how smart they are, or to what economic class they belong- everything becomes fair game.  I become just as ugly as the very things I hate.

Are we only as healthy as the weakest person in our culture?  This becomes more true the closer or more impacted you are by the entity with the dysfunction.  If our president is a completely dysfunctional person, it is going to have a negative impact on everyone in the country.  Some people will be more impacted than others.