Information and opinions on health from Julia Caza at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/7063/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/7063/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/7063/index http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/7063/7446/family-dont Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:32:00 -0400 Julia Caza My best advice is to ignore them.  There isn't any way they can possibly understand what it's like to have bipolar disorder.  Many people are scared of this.  Many just don't want to know about it.  Educate them if possible, with brochures and information from your doctors, but don't believe you can always change them and their attitudes.  People tend to be a bit more enlightened nowadays, but there can still be a stigma... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/7063/7446/family-dont