Bipolar medical diagnosis for Ex? Posted: 04-04-08 13:46pm
I dated a girl for 1.5 years, and was
engaged for almost a full year. Things
were very well. We didn't fight a whole
lot and got a long good. We were each
others best friends. This past summer, she
seemed to have a few weeks where she was
very depressed. She would break out crying
for no reason and begin to talk about how
life had no meaning, and she was very
depressed. She would also get very angry
for little reasons. It is at this point
she began to see a counselor and was
prescribed a mild antidepressant which she
was taken off of a few months later. She
has been seeing this counselor on a weekly
basis for the last 8 months or so. A few
of her aunts suffer from Bi-polar + other
issues.
She would also get into phases where she
was always tired, or could/would sleep for
15 hours a day. Additionally, she would
get into phases where I could do nothing
right. A sinkful of dirty dishes would
earn me a screaming reply of "I **** hate
you, I can't wait to get out of this
relationship." I'd then go to work, and
she would act like nothing had happened
when we talked during the day.
In the past year, she has changed
jobs/potential careers around 6 times.
Randomly, she brought up the idea of
moving to a foreign country on a whim. She
started to get her affairs in order for
the move after only a few days of thinking
about it. She felt like she was compelled
by God to go and make this trip to get her
life in order and to help others. She is a
nice girl, but changes her mind on matters
often. She would also get into phases
where she just wanted change (whether it
be new hairstyle, furniture etc....) For
instance, she has been trying to save
money alot recently, then seemingly out of
the blue, she spent about $400 on
something which had little value.
We decided on the place to get married and
had the date set, then over a 3-4 day
span, she decided that she wanted to move
to Oregon (We live in North Carolina). She
decided that she HAD to move in the next
couple of days. I really did not know what
to make of this. She told me how much she
loved me, but that she HAD to move. She
just wanted a new life. She begged +
pleaded for me to come with her. Her
sister is in a very abusive relationship,
and my ex told me that she just had to get
away from everything, and that she had to
get away from her problems.
The evening that she moved out of my
house, she was very tearful and told me
how much she loved me, and that she was
scared and wanted me to promise to always
be there for her when she needed me. She
mentioned how she knew there was something
wrong with her, and when she got better,
she would find me so we could be together
again. She went to a friends house for the
night, and she had some sort of nervous
breakdown that night + next day where she
went to see a doctor and her counselor.
The next day after seeing her counselor,
she left a note at my house telling me how
much she loved me, and how none of this
was my fault or in any way reflective of
how she felt about me. She said that she
just needed to get her life in order and
that she loved me more than I could ever
imagine. That day, she also spilled her
heart out to mutual friends of ours
telling them how much she loved me, and
how important her counselor thought it was
for her to stay on good terms with me.
Over the last several weeks, I haven't had
much contact with her. I've spoken with
her on 3 occasions, and she seems to be
very distant. She talks to me like I am a
business acquaintance. She seems
interested in what I am doing, but doesn't
show alot of emotion towards me. I've
asked her if she would like to see me, and
she replies "I cant because my feelings
for you are still so strong" or that she
needs to get her life together first. I
asked her if she was still in love with me
and she responded "I do not want to think
about that right now. I have to get my
life in order first"
She seems to have gotten progressively
worse the last couple of months and has
been under alot of stress (Most of it
regarding her sister with some regarding
our wedding planning). She is now living
with her grandparents (who have issues of
their own). They are very manipulative +
controlling.
Can anyone give some insight to me if this
is bipolar or anything I can do. Right now
I am heartbroken + confused what to do. It
is very hard to loose your best friend
over something as confusing as this. I was
hoping someone could give me some good
insight as to what she is going through,
what her counselor (a PhD) is probably
telling her, and any advice anyone may
have for me.
Will counselors usually want the person
they are treating to stay single? Or what
would they most likely tell a person in
this situation.
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Posted: 04-04-08 23:34pm
I just wanted to let you know that I read
every word and I hope somebody can help
you. Only a doctor can tell if this is
BP. Definitely the woman is dramatic.
All the best.
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