My Boyfriend Is Bi-Polar
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Question:
>> Tashunda, > I know my boyfriend is bipolar. He also takes Seroquel to control his > mania. I’ve only seen his manic side once or twice. He starts talking > a lot =96 usually about wanting to buy things. I have tattoos and one > time last week he started talking about getting tattooed. He was > really, really high. He was licking my tattoos and being all giddy. He > was unnaturally high and his mania scared me. It was the first time in > our relationship that he frightened me.
"Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a bumpy ride" — Bette Davis > I fully realize that I am 31 years old and my boyfriend is 19.
I like em barely legal too… > Look, I have been in a series of short-term relationships and my
sounds like fun… > weight has escalated to over 200 lbs.
i am over 200lbs, is that bad?… > I have tattoos. One is damaged > because of a failed removal attempt. I tried to rub it off with salt.
sounds like a self-harm incident to me… > I am from a broken home and enjoy drinking but am not an alcoholic.
yet… > This boyfriend is all I could get right now so I took it.
you are sooo needy… > All I really wrote in to this group for was to get advice on how I can > better get along with my boyfriend’s half-sister
you need a lot more than this honey… > since her boyfriend > doesn’t like my boyfriend. He views him as stupid because he sleeps > all the time and failed grades in school. My boyfriend has > limitations.
your boyfriend needs to be evaluated… > Like I said, I’m willing to accept those limitations because he is stable > financially
i bet you are… > I like living with him and his > parents.
yeah, its cold out on the streets this time of year… > So lay off with your questioning. I don’t appreciate that > type of question coming from someone I don’t know.
and yet you posted a question to a bunch of strangers…interesting… here’s some of advice from a total stranger: you’re full of shit, you need to get your life together and leave that poor boy alone…
Response:
It sounds like you want family to understand BP so they don’t make jokes at his expense. Most cities have mental health associations, like NAMI, DMDA, etc. Look up mental health in your phone book, failing that, inquire at his psychiatrist’s office. Most should have a basic video tape which explains the illness. I suggest that because a video takes no effort to watch and understand, and you can even do it as a group. I remember seeing the one with the the Wally Cleaver guy from Leave it to Beaver. It wasn’t bad at all. I watched it with my wife after I was diagnosed. For a while it was available even over the internet, but now all links to that video are broken. Tom – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Tashunda, > I know my boyfriend is bipolar. He also takes Seroquel to control his > mania. I’ve only seen his manic side once or twice. He starts talking > a lot
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