Know anyone with bipolar?

mr_fegelien

My psychiatrist told me I suffered from this a while back in 2013. Tried coke this year and it was exactly like the mania I experienced. Did some ****ed up stuff to my body thinking I was invicible.

But I've heard some people spend their entire wages on frivolous gifts.

Mean Laqueefa

mr_fegelien wrote: »

My psychiatrist told me I suffered from this a while back in 2013. Tried coke this year and it was exactly like the mania I experienced. Did some ****ed up stuff to my body thinking I was invicible.

But I've heard some people spend their entire wages on frivolous gifts.

Bipolar disorder is a long-term condition. I won't dignify the rest of your cock and bull.

Leg End Reject

mr_fegelien wrote: »

But I've heard some people spend their entire wages on frivolous gifts.

I'm not a medical professional, but I suspect there may be a bit more to it than that.

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mr_fegelien

Deleted User wrote: »

Bipolar disorder is a long-term condition. I won't dignify the rest of your cock and bull.

Well I did actually experience it. I went through various forms of self mutilation.

dennyire

Iv personal experience with someone who has it.. in the high stages they will spend spend spend on stupid things. Low stages they are dangerous to themselves and subject to self harm. Please dont be frivolous about it. Its not a great condition to have

JohnnyFlash

I don’t. Is multiple personality disorder still a thing?

Pac1Man

No


Yes

Murof

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

I don’t. Is multiple personality disorder still a thing?

Yes, it is.




















Ya big bollox.

theguzman

I dated a woman with it, she had severe narcissism where she thought she was much more beautiful than she really was, her sense of self importance was shocking, she did things to extremes and could be described as a sex addict. When things would go bad for her it was absolutely shocking to witness, I got out of dodge fairly quickly on that one, it was fun whilst she was on her high but when she went low it was time to run for the hills and never look back.

Bobblehats

Gotta regulate

endacl

Jaysus. You were on the upswing op. You started a borderline non-stupid thread there a few days ago.

Now we’re back to this shyte...

Wanderer78

Yes, it's common

One More Toy

theguzman wrote: »

I dated a woman with it, she had severe narcissism where she thought she was much more beautiful than she really was, her sense of self importance was shocking, she did things to extremes and could be described as a sex addict. When things would go bad for her it was absolutely shocking to witness, I got out of dodge fairly quickly on that one, it was fun whilst she was on her high but when she went low it was time to run for the hills and never look back.

So it was great when you were getting your brains w@nked off but wouldn't support her during the lows? Arséhole behaviour

Redneck Reject

I don't mean no disrespect OP,but from your posts you seem to be all over the place at this time in your life.You should take some time to do some serious soul searching where you want to go in your life.And take the steps to achieve those goals.And lay off the drugs they are only hindering you,IMHO.

wakka12

Hardly that uncommon youd need to make a thread about it. I know several people with it, its no laughing matter, one individual I know with bipolar experienced irrational paranoia so strong during their 'lows' that their spouse was in danger of violence. Its not just like they feel a bit sad sometimes then really happy and excited others, they are extreme and volatile emotional swings that severely disrupt ordinary life and often need to be medicated in order to be able to maintain any kind of normal or sustainable relationships with other people

Wayne Jarvis

I know 4 people that are bipolar, all relatives on my Mother’s side. It’s a horrible condition I think. I’m sure the highs feel amazing to the person but seeing the person in their high state from an outside perspective all I see is near mania levels of hyperactivity, bad decision making and high level delusions. I won’t even get started on the lows of it.

I wouldn’t wish this condition on my worst enemy.

Paddy Cow

mr_fegelien wrote: »

Well I did actually experience it. I went through various forms of self mutilation.

Bipolar disorder isn't something you experience once or twice. It's a long term condition.

theguzman

One More Toy wrote: »

So it was great when you were getting your brains w@nked off but wouldn't support her during the lows? Arséhole behaviour

For your information Mr. Judgemental it was during the lows that she came out and explained she had this condition and not at the very beginning in which case had she done so I would not have progressed any further towards a relationship with her, I thought first she was being narky and moody with PMS levels I had experienced before but when I realised she was mentally ill I then made a decision that no I wouldn't support her because I also am deserving of happiness and not the continuous drama she was unwillingly causing through her condition; it went from start to finish in less than 3 weeks and for both our sakes I left.

So if I'm an arsehole by your twisted logic then you need to take a long hard look at your own self before judging others.

One More Toy

theguzman wrote: »

For your information Mr. Judgemental it was during the lows that she came out and explained she had this condition and not at the very beginning in which case had she done so I would not have progressed any further towards a relationship with her, I thought first she was being narky and moody with PMS levels I had experienced before but when I realised she was mentally ill I then made a decision that no I wouldn't support her because I also am deserving of happiness and not the continuous drama she was unwillingly causing through her condition; it went from start to finish in less than 3 weeks and for both our sakes I left.

So if I'm an arsehole by your twisted logic then you need to take a long hard look at your own self before judging others.

Yeah after reading that it makes me believe you're more of an @rsehole quite frankly

PukkaStukka

theguzman wrote: »

I dated a woman with it, she had severe narcissism where she thought she was much more beautiful than she really was, her sense of self importance was shocking, she did things to extremes and could be described as a sex addict. When things would go bad for her it was absolutely shocking to witness, I got out of dodge fairly quickly on that one, it was fun whilst she was on her high but when she went low it was time to run for the hills and never look back.

I know a lady like this from my dim and distant past and she was exactly like this. Brilliant, charming and warm one minute, then nasty, devious, manipulative and even violent the next. Bipolar really is an awful long-term condition and it's heartbreaking for the sufferer and those closest to them alike.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

OP has a formula.

Start with statement
Mention drugs
Theorise connection

Step four, over the next few pages, will be subtle questions about wher to get certain "items" and what effect they'll have.

Aceandstuff

I only know one person with confirmed/diagnosed bipolar disorder. Let's call her "A". I ended up sharing a house with her and another woman, who I'm going to call "M", and didn't find out about her condition until after I left. Things seemed alright in the house for the first month or so, until she started getting jealous that her dog wanted to play with M, complaining about me going to the bathroom at night, banning us from the sitting room, and basically behaving like a spoiled child. Then came the paranoia and accusations.

I got the third degree from her one afternoon after figuring out how to use the different functions of the oven. Excuuuuuse me for being one of those "engineering types". Another time she asked me to guess how many times she had bought something in the last month, and shock, horror! I made an educated guess and got it right. She refused to believe I wasn't spying on her and absolutely lost the plot. She also refused to believe I wasn't running up the electricity bill with a space heater, despite seeing the inside of my room regularly and letting herself in with a spare key when I wasn't around. Any innocent conversation could suddenly turn into a ridiculous argument about my character, or how I had it in for her in some way.

After a few more incidents, and a massive electricity bill I hadn't run up, I had to leave. M left after waking up on a Saturday morning with A looking over her, twice. To "make sure she wasn't dead". M found out later from A's mother that she was bipolar and had gone off of her medications in the few months we were all living together. Neither of us had any idea about that when it was going on, but A's behaviour was just getting worse all the time.

Nobody was discriminating against her because of her condition, we couldn't be biased against her because of it if we didn't know about it. The problems only started when she stopped her medication, and that was her own fault. She had been stable before that. I understand that bipolar disorder would have affected how she treated the people around her, but she made a decision, and then continued not to think critically about what she was doing.

One More Toy

Aceandstuff wrote: »

I only know one person with confirmed/diagnosed bipolar disorder. Let's call her "A". I ended up sharing a house with her and another woman, who I'm going to call "M", and didn't find out about her condition until after I left. Things seemed alright in the house for the first month or so, until she started getting jealous that her dog wanted to play with M, complaining about me going to the bathroom at night, banning us from the sitting room, and basically behaving like a spoiled child. Then came the paranoia and accusations.

I got the third degree from her one afternoon after figuring out how to use the different functions of the oven. Excuuuuuse me for being one of those "engineering types". Another time she asked me to guess how many times she had bought something in the last month, and shock, horror! I made an educated guess and got it right. She refused to believe I wasn't spying on her and absolutely lost the plot. She also refused to believe I wasn't running up the electricity bill with a space heater, despite seeing the inside of my room regularly and letting herself in with a spare key when I wasn't around. Any innocent conversation could suddenly turn into a ridiculous argument about my character, or how I had it in for her in some way.

After a few more incidents, and a massive electricity bill I hadn't run up, I had to leave. M left after waking up on a Saturday morning with A looking over her, twice. To "make sure she wasn't dead". M found out later from A's mother that she was bipolar and had gone off of her medications in the few months we were all living together. Neither of us had any idea about that when it was going on, but A's behaviour was just getting worse all the time.

Nobody was discriminating against her because of her condition, we couldn't be biased against her because of it if we didn't know about it. The problems only started when she stopped her medication, and that was her own fault. She had been stable before that. I understand that bipolar disorder would have affected how she treated the people around her, but she made a decision, and then continued not to think critically about what she was doing.

Can you give me the cliffnotes version of this?i wasn't expecting a novel on a Sunday night

Aceandstuff

One More Toy wrote: »

Can you give me the cliffnotes version of this?i wasn't expecting a novel on a Sunday night

Housemate's behaviour gets increasingly paranoid and aggressive/weird. I have to leave. Find out later that she's bipolar and off her meds.

Aceandstuff

Aceandstuff wrote: »

but she made a decision, and then continued not to think critically about what she was doing.

Maybe there was a connection between not taking the medication and "then not continuing to think critically"...

As for stopping the medication on the first day, maybe her health had already deteriorated. it's not like there is a vaccine that prevents your symptoms.

By all accounts the drugs only maintain someone within a stable range, but they will fluctaute. Just like depression or anxiety, the drugs will probably help manage the symptoms, but that isn't a guarantee of anything.

Raconteuse

I had a housemate whose name begins with A also, who has bipolar disorder. She was lovely though. God love her, what an horrendous illness. When off her meds she did mad dangerous sh1t. Not fun. I was never in her presence when she stopped taking the medication, but she told me about it.

She was extremely stable, self aware etc when on her meds but she had to take this massive cocktail every day. It was draining. And she just felt so sad. Not depression, just sadness at all this illness took away from her - already and into the future. Nightmare.

Oberkon

Aceandstuff wrote: »

I only know one person with confirmed/diagnosed bipolar disorder. Let's call her "A". I ended up sharing a house with her and another woman, who I'm going to call "M", and didn't find out about her condition until after I left. Things seemed alright in the house for the first month or so, until she started getting jealous that her dog wanted to play with M, complaining about me going to the bathroom at night, banning us from the sitting room, and basically behaving like a spoiled child. Then came the paranoia and accusations.

I got the third degree from her one afternoon after figuring out how to use the different functions of the oven. Excuuuuuse me for being one of those "engineering types". Another time she asked me to guess how many times she had bought something in the last month, and shock, horror! I made an educated guess and got it right. She refused to believe I wasn't spying on her and absolutely lost the plot. She also refused to believe I wasn't running up the electricity bill with a space heater, despite seeing the inside of my room regularly and letting herself in with a spare key when I wasn't around. Any innocent conversation could suddenly turn into a ridiculous argument about my character, or how I had it in for her in some way.

After a few more incidents, and a massive electricity bill I hadn't run up, I had to leave. M left after waking up on a Saturday morning with A looking over her, twice. To "make sure she wasn't dead". M found out later from A's mother that she was bipolar and had gone off of her medications in the few months we were all living together. Neither of us had any idea about that when it was going on, but A's behaviour was just getting worse all the time.

Nobody was discriminating against her because of her condition, we couldn't be biased against her because of it if we didn't know about it. The problems only started when she stopped her medication, and that was her own fault. She had been stable before that. I understand that bipolar disorder would have affected how she treated the people around her, but she made a decision, and then continued not to think critically about what she was doing.

Strange alright , I’ve read that twice ,the Dublin marathon was easier

Oberkon

Aceandstuff wrote: »

I only know one person with confirmed/diagnosed bipolar disorder. Let's call her "A". I ended up sharing a house with her and another woman, who I'm going to call "M", and didn't find out about her condition until after I left. Things seemed alright in the house for the first month or so, until she started getting jealous that her dog wanted to play with M, complaining about me going to the bathroom at night, banning us from the sitting room, and basically behaving like a spoiled child. Then came the paranoia and accusations.

I got the third degree from her one afternoon after figuring out how to use the different functions of the oven. Excuuuuuse me for being one of those "engineering types". Another time she asked me to guess how many times she had bought something in the last month, and shock, horror! I made an educated guess and got it right. She refused to believe I wasn't spying on her and absolutely lost the plot. She also refused to believe I wasn't running up the electricity bill with a space heater, despite seeing the inside of my room regularly and letting herself in with a spare key when I wasn't around. Any innocent conversation could suddenly turn into a ridiculous argument about my character, or how I had it in for her in some way.

After a few more incidents, and a massive electricity bill I hadn't run up, I had to leave. M left after waking up on a Saturday morning with A looking over her, twice. To "make sure she wasn't dead". M found out later from A's mother that she was bipolar and had gone off of her medications in the few months we were all living together. Neither of us had any idea about that when it was going on, but A's behaviour was just getting worse all the time.

Nobody was discriminating against her because of her condition, we couldn't be biased against her because of it if we didn't know about it. The problems only started when she stopped her medication, and that was her own fault. She had been stable before that. I understand that bipolar disorder would have affected how she treated the people around her, but she made a decision, and then continued not to think critically about what she was doing.

Strange alright , I’ve read that twice ,the Dublin marathon was easier

pl4ichjgy17zwd

I'm bipolar. Diagnosed at 15, symptomatic since I was a child. All I can say is it ruined my life.

I'm medicated and stable but every day is still a struggle. The medication just keeps me stable enough to stay out of hospital or not be a danger to myself (which I'm grateful for)

I can rapid cycle through mood swings 10 times a day, (edit for clarification: mood shifts can also and often happen for months on end) I have constant symptoms like frustration and anxiety, I have chronic insomnia.

It stopped me from doing my leaving (because I was in hospital) and now I'm too drugged up to have any hope of passing exams or even studying. That's if I was even able to get to any kind of leaning facility without panic attacks or being so sleep deprived that I'm a zombie.

I'm stuck in the small town I was living in as a teenager (because I'm not capable of any regular or meaningful work to aid me getting out of it) with zero prospects for family or a relationship, no 'IRL' friends because they all got out after secondary (thankfully for them!) and relying on my GP for help because the mental health services are so bad.

I'm grateful I'm not institutionalized, but it's probably inevitable whether it's in now or 40 years (if my body even lasts that long with the multiple medications I have to subject it to)

Are the manias fun? For like a second until the frustration that the world isn't following your pace and logic becomes rage and maybe if you're lucky you realize something is wrong before you hurt yourself or someone else.

Its a never-ending road. I have no light at the end of it. I have to just try to get through every day and not think about the future (not that my anxiety makes that easy) and appreciate for the moment that I have some freedom, physically if not mentally.

I sincerely hope no one here ever has to experience it through themselves or others.

pinkyeye

Am I wrong in saying OP claimed mental illness doesn't exist??

Total WUM.

One More Toy

Bobblehats wrote: »

Gotta regulate

Like Warren g

r93kaey5p2izun

I'm not sure. I have a sibling who was diagnosed, but who has also been diagnosed variously as autistic and schizophrenic. Which is the truth? I don't know. Refuses to engage with mental health services and is violent, controlling and abusive whatever the correct diagnosis.

Vesta31

Sonia Sweet Catfish wrote: »

I'm bipolar. Diagnosed at 15, symptomatic since I was a child. All I can say is it ruined my life.

I'm medicated and stable but every day is still a struggle. The medication just keeps me stable enough to stay out of hospital or not be a danger to myself (which I'm grateful for)

I can rapid cycle through mood swings 10 times a day, I have constant symptoms like frustration and anxiety, I have chronic insomnia.

It stopped me from doing my leaving (because I was in hospital) and now I'm too drugged up to have any hope of passing exams or even studying. That's if I was even able to get to any kind of leaning facility without panic attacks or being so sleep deprived that I'm a zombie.

I'm stuck in the small town I was living in as a teenager (because I'm not capable of any regular or meaningful work to aid me getting out of it) with zero prospects for family or a relationship, no 'IRL' friends because they all got out after secondary (thankfully for them!) and relying on my GP for help because the mental health services are so bad.

I'm grateful I'm not institutionalized, but it's probably inevitable whether it's in now or 40 years (if my body even lasts that long with the multiple medications I have to subject it to)

Are the manias fun? For like a second until the frustration that the world isn't following your pace and logic becomes rage and maybe if you're lucky you realize something is wrong before you hurt yourself or someone else.

Its a never-ending road. I have no light at the end of it. I have to just try to get through every day and not think about the future (not that my anxiety makes that easy) and appreciate for the moment that I have some freedom, physically if not mentally.

I sincerely hope no one here ever has to experience it through themselves or others.

Just wondering if you've considered you might have Borderline Personality Disorder? I'm just asking because I thought the difference between bi-polar and BPD is that BPD has constant highs and lows and Bi-polar tends to have weeks of highs or weeks of lows. I have BPD myself so my moods change pretty rapidly.

pl4ichjgy17zwd

Vesta31 wrote: »

Just wondering if you've considered you might have Borderline Personality Disorder? I'm just asking because I thought the difference between bi-polar and BPD is that BPD has constant highs and lows and Bi-polar tends to have weeks of highs or weeks of lows. I have BPD myself so my moods change pretty rapidly.

I do get weeks-long mood shifts. I just also rapid cycle sometimes. Some people don't know about rapid cycling and think it's always long 'episodes' which is why I mention it but I've also had those periods creep up on me and get full-on manic or depressive for weeks, actually usually months on end. Rapid cycling can be really short bursts (ultra rapid) or really long over months. On average, I would say my shifts go in 2-3 months patterns and I ultra rapid shift when I'm completely sleep deprived.

I definitely have bipolar, I've been diagnosed by multiple different psychiatric teams. I hope you've been able to find stability with your BPD.

dd973

I know two people with bipolar, same name and body though...

JupiterKid

My OH is bipolar but with the course of meds he’s on he is well but he has had episodes in the past of horrendous depression that required prolonged hospitalisation and twice had dysphoric elation episodes which are frightening to experience.

As I have long-standing issues with severe anxiety myself and moderate depression in the past (and alcoholism, sober nearly two years now), I have a little more understanding of his condition than most. After almost two months into our relationship, he told me that he was bipolar and I am very glad he did. I really appreciate directness and honesty in people, and he was worried that disclosing that he was bipolar would make me walk away.

Not a chance of that happening as he is a wonderful, kind, funny and decent loving guy.

mr_fegelien

pinkyeye wrote: »

Am I wrong in saying OP claimed mental illness doesn't exist??

Total WUM.

Nope, I went through a psychotic period myself which the psychiatrist said mirrored bipolar. I tried mutilating a part of my body cause I thought it would take anxiety away and make me more academically successful.

It wasn't something I read online, just a bunch of irrational thoughts really. Scary time 2013-14 was for me. Also attacked a family member after crashing from mania.

The One Doctor

One More Toy wrote: »

Yeah after reading that it makes me believe you're more of an @rsehole quite frankly

Nope, it's not compulsory to stay in relationships with people with a mental illness. Better running off sooner than later, and this is experience talking.

Interestingly, many severe mental illnesses disappear for a while after dialysis, suggesting that they are physical in origin.

Professor Genius

mr_fegelien wrote: »

My psychiatrist told me I suffered from this a while back in 2013. Tried coke this year and it was exactly like the mania I experienced. Did some ****ed up stuff to my body thinking I was invicible.

But I've heard some people spend their entire wages on frivolous gifts.

I hear the ridin’ is savage when you’re on a while. Just savage ! Is that true?

misterme123

One More Toy wrote: »

So it was great when you were getting your brains w@nked off but wouldn't support her during the lows? Arséhole behaviour

This is really not a fair response. Bipolar symptoms basically amount to abusing your partner.

Raconteuse

Oh a friend of a friend is bipolar also. Set fire to his car, put his hand through a pane of glass... he goes through bouts of not taking his meds, and drinking. Disastrous.

The One Doctor wrote: »

Nope, it's not compulsory to stay in relationships with people with a mental illness. Better running off sooner than later, and this is experience talking.

I thought the point that poster was making was that he didn't run soon enough? That he was happy to hang around for whenever she went through mania because of the sex. That does seem... cynical at best.

padd b1975

theguzman wrote: »

I dated a woman with it, she had severe narcissism where she thought she was much more beautiful than she really was, her sense of self importance was shocking, she did things to extremes and could be described as a sex addict. When things would go bad for her it was absolutely shocking to witness, I got out of dodge fairly quickly on that one, it was fun whilst she was on her high but when she went low it was time to run for the hills and never look back.

A bit like having the painters in so.

Paddy Cow

Raconteuse wrote: »

I thought the point that poster was making was that he didn't run soon enough? That he was happy to hang around for whenever she went through mania because of the sex. That does seem... cynical at best.

The poster cleared it up. When he met her she was in a manic phase and the sex was great but she became moody and he thought she was pms'ing but she told him about her bipolar. They were only dating three weeks when he walked so he wasn't stringing her along to use her for sex when in the manic phase.

As someone in another post said, people with bipolar can be abusive to their partner. It's not their fault but that doesn't mean that everyone else has to tolerate being on the receiving end of it. Personally I don't think I'd be able to handle the extreme mood swings but I also don't think that makes me a bad person.

Paddy Cow

mr_fegelien wrote: »

My psychiatrist told me I suffered from this a while back in 2013. Tried coke this year and it was exactly like the mania I experienced. Did some ****ed up stuff to my body thinking I was invicible.

But I've heard some people spend their entire wages on frivolous gifts.

mr_fegelien wrote: »

Nope, I went through a psychotic period myself which the psychiatrist said mirrored bipolar. I tried mutilating a part of my body cause I thought it would take anxiety away and make me more academically successful.

It wasn't something I read online, just a bunch of irrational thoughts really. Scary time 2013-14 was for me. Also attacked a family member after crashing from mania.

Those two statements are not the same. Bipolar disorder is a serious mental illness that ruins lives and not something you should claim to have frivolously.

Mad_maxx

Guy Person wrote: »

I know 4 people that are bipolar, all relatives on my Mother’s side. It’s a horrible condition I think. I’m sure the highs feel amazing to the person but seeing the person in their high state from an outside perspective all I see is near mania levels of hyperactivity, bad decision making and high level delusions. I won’t even get started on the lows of it.

I wouldn’t wish this condition on my worst enemy.

What caused them to be unwell in the first place?

Were they bullied in school or something?

Wayne Jarvis

Mad_maxx wrote: »

What caused them to be unwell in the first place?

Were they bullied in school or something?

I don't fully know truthfully Maxx. The history of mental illness on my mother's side of the family is frightening and one of the reasons I never want to have kids. The people I know or knew with it are my grandmother, 1 Uncle and 2 Aunts. One of my Aunties with it was bullied in school as she was dyslexic. My mother has had lifelong mental health issues as have her brothers and sister who are not bipolar. They had a very difficult childhood for various reasons, some I know about and some I don't. There must be a genetic factor too because 4 people in the 1 immediate family is too much for that not to be the case and my mother has often spoken about her grandfather and his wild mood swings so it's possible he had it too.

Raconteuse

Mad_maxx wrote: »

What caused them to be unwell in the first place?

Were they bullied in school or something?

I don't think bipolar disorder is caused by environment like anxiety, depression, PTSD, even though it shares some of the same symptoms.

Hector Savage

Mean Laqueefa wrote: »

what a meme!!

Raconteuse

Paddy Cow wrote: »

As someone in another post said, people with bipolar can be abusive to their partner. It's not their fault but that doesn't mean that everyone else has to tolerate being on the receiving end of it. Personally I don't think I'd be able to handle the extreme mood swings but I also don't think that makes me a bad person.

No I know that. I'm not disputing it. Been in the situation myself where I had to just end it or I could have been in danger, as he was endangering himself all the time.

I thought the guy said he stayed with her for the great sex when she was manic, instead of just ending it. But I missed his clarification. Sorry theguzman.