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Q: Bipolar Boyfriend Breakup - Help
asked by: CiaoBella on July 11th, 2007
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I have been dating a guy for around 2 years who has been undergoing diagnositics and finally seems to be being diagnosed bipolar, which makes complete sense. He is on meds and has seemed more under control, instead of mountains and valleys it's more dips and hills i guess. I have always been supportive, sometimes too much so and became a crutch, and have always told him I love him for who he is no matter what, with or with out illness. And I still do love him more than anything in the world, but things got really bad over the past month. He had a really bad episode and had to change meds and even with docs notes he lost his job. But after losing his job he didn't really try anymore, at anything. We lived together and he didn't help around the house much at all, always procrastinated doing anything, didn't look for a job much, and no matter what I did he wouldn't just try. I didn't know what else to do, all I wanted was for him to make SOME effort like he kept promising he would, and he kept lying to me about it, so I ended the 2 year unhealthy rollercoaster. It kills me. I love him so much, and he can be so wonderful, but i couldn't live with someone that wouldn't even try anymore. I have a history of depression, so I know how tough it is, but he denies being depressed. I feel horrible, I have always known he was sick and stayed through worse times, but I couldn't do it anymore when he would just keep lying to me and wouldn't try. He seems to be doing somewhat better than he has in the past, but he is so dependant on me, and not at all indepdent, and this cycle is all too familiar. Did I do the right thing? I still want to be with him, I just don't know what to do anymore.
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Fairy Godmother
replied on July 11th, 2007
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You absolutely did hte right thing. You honly have one life Girlfriend, and i am so happy you did not allow him to take you down the drain with him. I could understand if he went and got therapy and meds and then went and found a job, helped out around hte house and at least tried.....but he is like a sponge. Do not go back.............stay away and live your own life. It is very hard when you love someone and watch helplessly at what they can do to themselves. Unless he honestly give it an effort and proves to you he loves you enough to get the help he needs........you deserve your own life! Surprised
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CiaoBella
replied on July 11th, 2007
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Yeah, I think you're right. Thank you. That's what all my friends say, but I always make excuses for him because of the illness. I hope that he cares enough about himself and me and US to make his own life better, because I know he can! He just feels so sorry for himself because of the illness and keeps waiting for a time when there are no hurdles to really try, but there are never no hurdles in life. Is that normal Bi-Polar behavior? I mean, is it normal for people fighting the illness to just give up and feel sorry for themselves and waste years of their life? I hope that he realizes it and that we can end up back together and stronger, after I see real progress for an extended period of time, because he goes through cycles of being ok, and it has never lasted more than 3 months. God, break ups are so hard though! We were together so long, and I never thought we would break up.
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Fairy Godmother
replied on July 11th, 2007
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Yes, this is normal of bipolar, also of just being depressed in general. But you can't make someone do the right thing. He's grown, and he basically knows what he's doing........ As long as he's allowed to get away with it he will. typical male thing..........like I said, if you mean anything to him at all, he'll go and get the help he needs............move on Girlfriend. Life is too short, don't waste anymore time......we can't get it back!
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young Girl
replied on July 11th, 2007
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i think you did the right thing. its hard to deal with someone who has an illness and im sorry you had to expeirience that. how are you now though?
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CiaoBella
replied on July 11th, 2007
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I'm havign a really hard time with the break up because we lived together and so he's moving his things out, and I have to find a roommate. And when you are with a person that long, they become your best friend, and there are so many things I miss about him and US. God, I hope he fixes things. I don't even know how to move on, I just hope it starts happening.
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young Girl
replied on July 11th, 2007
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CiaoBella wrote:
I'm havign a really hard time with the break up because we lived together and so he's moving his things out, and I have to find a roommate. And when you are with a person that long, they become your best friend, and there are so many things I miss about him and US. God, I hope he fixes things. I don't even know how to move on, I just hope it starts happening.


its hard to move on after any relationship expecially when you LOVED that person
i hope he fixes things for YOU and you guys relationship
he needs to realize he had some one who really cared about him.

three things can happen:

he can realize he lost you and change for the better and you two can try and work things out, and make it better

he can be mad and upset and hold a grudge against you (which most men do at first) and be pissed at you forever. which wouldnt be your fault

OR you both will move on. he will keep getting worse and worse and you will have to find something better for yourself.

im 16 yrs old and i dont know how much this means comming from someone this young but i hope it helps
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brokeupwbipolar
replied on April 24th, 2009
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omg, This is so similar to my situation. I am devastated.
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