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re: Anyone ever have experience dating someone who is bipolar?

Posted on 6/9/18 at 3:45 pm to
Posted by beauchristopher
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 6/9/18 at 3:45 pm to
Bipolar people are really difficult at times. Props to anyone who can sustain a relationship.
Posted by Jizzy08
Member since Aug 2008
12380 posts
Posted on 6/9/18 at 3:49 pm to
When you say “bipolar” what do you mean? Bc many people think that bipolar is going from happy to mad suddenly and that’s not actually what bipolar means.
Posted by TigerstuckinMS
Member since Nov 2005
33687 posts
Posted on 6/9/18 at 3:51 pm to
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How do I end it without her doing something irrational?

You don't. That's why you never stick your dick in crazy.

Let this be a learning experience.
Posted by Bojangles
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2008
2092 posts
Posted on 6/9/18 at 3:53 pm to
I’ve never dated anyone that’s bipolar, but I’m almost certain my wife is tripolar.
Posted by Ponchy Tiger
Ponchatoula
Member since Aug 2004
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Posted on 6/9/18 at 3:53 pm to
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However, I do care about her well-being, and I don’t want to come off as a dick for breaking things off because I know she has very little control over how her brain is wired, but it has gotten to the point where it’s bringing me down.


Tell her point blank you care about her but you can't handle it anymore. Tell her she either go gets some help or you are out.
This post was edited on 6/9/18 at 3:54 pm
Posted by drunktiger24
Tigerland
Member since Jul 2016
150 posts
Posted on 6/9/18 at 3:53 pm to
Get snipped and just keeping doing the sex. If she’s bipolar she’ll only want to murder you half the time right?

Posted by RTRinTampa
Central FL
Member since Jan 2013
5532 posts
Posted on 6/9/18 at 3:55 pm to
Hate to tell you this but You Ain't Seen Crazy Yet wait till you leave!
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
72399 posts
Posted on 6/9/18 at 3:57 pm to
Her mental health is not your responsibility to deal with.
Posted by Maverick01
Member since Sep 2015
581 posts
Posted on 6/9/18 at 4:02 pm to
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When you say “bipolar” what do you mean? Bc many people think that bipolar is going from happy to mad suddenly and that’s not actually what bipolar means.


No, she will have episodes where it’s a manic high, and then she will have ultimate lows. There is no in the middle so to speak. I’m an easy-going understanding guy, and I have tried to make it work, but it’s affecting my happiness now. I have the utmost respect for anyone who can handle dating someone with this disorder, but I’m not built for this. I feel bad because I think she is trying, and I’ve dumped chicks who were genuinely shitty people, but she’s a decent chick who is basically a prisoner of her own mind. It’s honestly heartbreaking to witness in person.
This post was edited on 6/9/18 at 4:04 pm
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 6/9/18 at 4:12 pm to
Yes, and oh my God she wanted to do it night and day. There is no sex like bipolar sex.

But she was constantly getting into trouble for doing dumb things due to wild and unjustified optimism, and then the depression hit. I'm very grateful I didn't get her pregnant.

Edit: In the end I just felt sorry for her, she really couldn't help it, was on meds already, etc. Still too much.
This post was edited on 6/9/18 at 4:14 pm
Posted by Jizzy08
Member since Aug 2008
12380 posts
Posted on 6/9/18 at 4:12 pm to
Not worth it man. Bipolar ppl are extremely difficult to be around let alone be in a relationship with.
Posted by shiftworker
LP
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 6/9/18 at 4:13 pm to
You sound like a decent guy. I agree with ponchy tiger even if I don’t agree with ultimatums. Give her one serious opportunity to do everything she can to get herself “better”, and then see if you can handle that version of her.
Posted by Tigerpaw123
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2007
17877 posts
Posted on 6/9/18 at 4:13 pm to
They are all bipolar and bat shite crazy
Posted by bbeck
Member since Dec 2011
15395 posts
Posted on 6/9/18 at 4:15 pm to
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However, I do care about her well-being, and I don’t want to come off as a dick for breaking things off because I know she has very little control over how her brain is wired

Don’t worry. You stick around long enough she will break it off with you
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
298813 posts
Posted on 6/9/18 at 4:20 pm to
Yep. The highs were incredible, the lows really sucked. We were together 4 years
Posted by baseballmind1212
Missouri City
Member since Feb 2011
3401 posts
Posted on 6/9/18 at 4:20 pm to
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Anyone ever have experience dating someone who is bipolar?


Yep. I never brought them to my place.

That way when I ditched after the couple of badass sex sessions, they didn't know where to go to key my car and slash the tires.
Posted by Quidam65
Q Continuum
Member since Jun 2010
20515 posts
Posted on 6/9/18 at 4:29 pm to
If she refuses to get treatment then by all means move on.

If she is getting or agrees to get treatment then you can make things work though it will be hard.
Posted by lsunurse
Member since Dec 2005
129146 posts
Posted on 6/9/18 at 4:31 pm to
My ex fiancé that I was with for 9 years (met him when I was 17) was bipolar.

He wasn’t diagnosed until a year or so before I left him. He refused to take the meds he should have and self medicated with recreational drugs(this is why I left him). Years after I left I thought he had finally gotten better but the past year or so his fb posts would just be really odd and strange. (We never saw each other again after I left him 13 years ago.....just casual fb friends).

He killed himself this past January, leaving behind two little girls. From what his family told me....they think he went off his meds the past year or so.
This post was edited on 6/9/18 at 4:32 pm
Posted by MMauler
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Member since Jun 2013
24445 posts
Posted on 6/9/18 at 4:31 pm to
Fake your own death and GET THE F*CK OUT!
Posted by Bunk Moreland
Member since Dec 2010
68284 posts
Posted on 6/9/18 at 4:32 pm to
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