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Why do bipolars run from ones they love?



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11/06/2007 11:19
Laur
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Thank you for your insight spacemonkey & gypsy.

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11/09/2007 22:28
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i was seriously young when i fell in love (14). i had self esteem issues and also the bipolar started becoming severe, so my boyfriend (wow, it's funny to think of him that way!) and i had all sorts of fights, and jealousies, and insecurities. when i moved out of state, he broke up with me, but we maintained a friendship. after a year or so, he told me he loved me and wanted to be with me, but i told him that i didn't want to be with him because i would only hurt him. i think this was partly adolescent melodrama and partly BP. after another 3 years of him trying to convince me that he loved me, i finally realized that it was true. he was the only person in the world (besides my mum) who would always forgive me. so i called him up and told him to come to the state i was in and a month later we got married! but i believe those years apart were critical for us as individuals. we needed to find our own way for a while. purdue, she may need some time alone or even another relationship, but be there for her, be her friend if she doesn't want more, and she may come to realize that you truly care for her.

good luck, your love is beautiful!

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11/10/2007 05:05
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Zovjarar, thank you for your post. i really needed that. i truly do love her and really not wanting to give up even though i have been completely ignored for a few weeks. she feels like she has let me go. but i still really dont believe it. i will do what you suggest. thank you so much.

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11/10/2007 13:16
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hi. i have a bipolar bf that only mentioned his bp once and not again. everything you have described above and the running away is exactly what i am experiencing. but when he's with me he's there completely and because we do not live near each other i don't see the bad stuff. he hides that from me. i have not cried or criticized him or told him to act differently, i just accept it the way it is. but he's off his meds for a few weeks now and his behavior has now started to go sharply uphill soon to come way, way down. is it ever okay for me to suggest he return to medicines again? he hates them, hated medications (said they were a crutch) long before he was diagnosed. i love him more than anything and told him i am here for him forever regardless, but i am in a relationship by myself and it is lonely. with meds, at least i had him 1/2 time. now i have him not at all or 15% of the time. any advice?
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11/10/2007 22:27
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Welcome thecatsmiranda!

Welcome to the best support site and our community for you!

What to do? I just read another's post tonight and it was suggested to emotionally distance oneself and take care of self and then be there if you can.

That's the best I can say, too.

Sorry it's so painfully lonely for you.

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11/11/2007 10:51
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Hi,

I have been very blessed to have a partner, that has been there regardless of my issues. I finally was able to get help after hitting a bad enough depression. He allowed me to find my own way to treatment. I was off meds for 5 yrs. I coped with other tools until, I got to where I am, now. I have friends that stuck with me and were there for me in my worst moments. So, I can't tell anyone what they should do. Hang in there, and we are here for you, and hopefully he will find his way to consistant treatment. Life is so much better for me and my family.

Godbless, Gypsy

God Bless,Gypsy
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11/11/2007 11:22
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I am going to take a different tack on this. This is from some things i got from my last conversation from my future exwife who is BP. Perhaps sometimes the reason they run is so that the ones they love wont be hurt anymore. Maybe a moment of clarity says - the pain of leaving will be less for the ones they love than the pain cuased by living with them in your lives. Perhaps sometimes it is an attempt to protect the ones they really do love. Please, those here who are BP. I would really like you take on this.

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11/11/2007 11:35
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i agree with you whole heartedly. i believe my ex girlfriend who is bp actually said she didnt want to bring me down and that i desearve better. i do believe seh is trying to protect me and keep me from getting hurt. but i wish she would let me make that decsion for myself.
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11/11/2007 13:07
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Since this is such a strong and relevant post, I'm going to sticky it for awhile until it seems it has run its course and is no longer posted to.
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11/15/2007 22:07
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Thanks. We spoke the other day and it seems he speaks to me in his head, and doesn't seem to understand why I'd have any questions about us or him when he's "gone" for weeks at a time. He'll say, you knew I was working! or was sick! or that I was in bed! but no, I didn't know. Anyone else experience this?
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