New Relationship With Bipolar Man Posted: 10-18-05 16:46pm
Hello: I need some advice. I recently
started a relationship with a bipolar man.
I've been reading these forums and all
sorts of information on bp disorder and
wondered about my particular situation.
He just told me last weekend (after dating
for about 1 1/2 months), so all this is
new to me. I don't get the impression
that it will be easy to have a
relationship with him -- are these classic
signs? He's very ambivalent about having
a relationship, seems to pull away from
getting involved and then wants to be
really close. My question is: I suffer
from mild depression and wonder if it's
even advisable for me to try to have a
relationship with this man. I think the
likely outcome will be that i'll care
about him a great deal and he won't
respond in kind, because he can't. Any
advice is appreciated.
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BPjoe23
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 111 Location: dfw tx
Posted: 10-19-05 06:17am
Hi i'm a bipolar man, so I will try to
help you out.. Yes it won't be easy but
can be done.. If he pulling away from
you more then likely he's in mania or
upset about something... When we are in
mania some of us bipolars think he don't
need anyone. But when we are depressed
we can get lonely and clingy. I would
just give it time and see where it takes
you.
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ptell
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Oct 2005 Posts: 2
Thanks! Posted: 10-19-05 08:17am
Hi, bpjoe23:
thanks so much. It really helps to talk
to somebody who knows what it's like. At
first I thought it was me, and some of it
may be how I present myself and his
interactions with me. But I think I may
be seeing things that have absolutely
nothing to do with me, and that makes me
feel better. I will try to follow your
advice and stick with it.
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BPjoe23
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 111 Location: dfw tx
Re: Thanks! Posted: 10-20-05 06:28am
ptell
wrote:
hi, bpjoe23:
thanks so much. It really helps to talk
to somebody who knows what it's like.
At first I thought it was me, and some of
it may be how I present myself and his
interactions with me. But I think I may
be seeing things that have absolutely
nothing to do with me, and that makes me
feel better. I will try to follow your
advice and stick with
it.
