Will you date someone who has bipolar disorder? Why/why not? (Page 2)
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If it's just regular mood swings then maybe but if they are crazy violent and always yelling I would not want a relationship with them.
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I wouldn't tell her because I know exactly how people will react to it even though they have no idea how it actually affects me. Maybe if we had been dating for over 4 months. And thats only if she doesn't come off as pushy or overdramatic.
I don't think so, girls tend to have too much mood swings as it is. :)
Yes I am a sufferer of bipolar disorder and I don't judge others.
No you would never know what was coming next. I did in the past
Just so you know I have BP I and the only people in my life that know are the ones I explicitly tell. Being Bipolar doesn't make you magically lash out or act like an asylum patient. All it does is make it a little challenging to get things done efficiently.
@yeeeeeeeet no if you take your meds and handle your illness correctly it would be fine but most do not stay on meds
I don't take my meds
@yeeeeeeeet you should no offense they do help level individuals with it probably easier to navigate life. But good for you not lashing out
No. My dad is bipolar and that's enough of a pain in the ass. I don't need another more bitchy mood swing nuisance in my life. I still love him tho.
Yes cause i have Bipolar so i know how to handle things.
Yes if i had a SO i would tell them right away , i would never hide my illnesses from a Woman.
I am sorry no. Just cause I've seen most people who have it refuse treatment. If they are willing to get help and take their medication then I would.
No, I will not. My former best friend had bipolar disorder. It messed up her life and made her very hard to get along with.
Why aren't u guys friends anymore?
@Ordinarygurl_ I'm sorry to say we lost track of each other after high school, when she was finally getting help and trying to find the right medication. I don't even know where she is now.
I would... and my boyfriend has bipolar depression which is worse
I don’t really know if you can say it’s worse. I have rapid cycling cyclothymia, who’s had less severe symptoms but far more frequent mood shifts. Which is worse?
I don't know what that is. But between bipolar disorder and bipolar depression bipolar depression is worse. That's what I meant
Lots of mania without meds
Pretty much yeah, I do have depressive symptoms as well but they’re pretty mild comparably.
So why did you feel the need to make it about yourself?
I used my boyfriend as an example
I used myself as an example in the same way you used your boyfriend as one. You said Bipolar Depression was worse than Bipolar Disorder, which was an unfounded opinion of yours. As someone with a Bipolar variant I dated my own opinion, and you said you didn't know what my symptoms were, so I let you know. I’m not sure how I made it about myself in any way. I merely stated what my personal experience was because that was the only relevant response I had.
None of that was meant to say invalidate your boyfriends struggles, I would never do such a thing. I was only stated what my own personal experience was.
Fair enough I suppose... but then you said which one is worse?
That was in application to to my own symptoms. I was saying I have less severe symptoms than your boyfriend or even to standard bipolar disorder, but they cycle far more frequently and unpredictably. I’ve had times where I’ve cycled 3 or more times in a day. I was merely stating that it’s difficult to say any one mental illness is worth than any other.
It runs in my family and some of my friends have it, so it wouldn't be a big deal, I'm used to it.
No. Life is hard as it is to have a person adding headaches to my life.
I did. was hard. Im friends with someone who is like that. very hard
I tried it once... once
what happened?
Lets just say im glad it was an online relationship. I could block her easy
I've probably seen hirls like that an no way
meant have been in relationships with 1s like that cuz they hurt my mind an body
I thought Bipolar was when you had a boyfriend in Warsaw and a girlfriend in Krakow.
Simples...
No, it's too stressful. I'd go crazy myself
Nope. I think my ex had it
how do you know?
Because of the emotional highs and lows different from normal women's emotional changes
I don't think I can handle that.
Probably not. I don't like extra drama in my life