Bipolar

[ascribe2thelord]

My ex-girlfriend told me once that she thought she might have bipolar because she would go from feeling happy to feeling down and back again really quickly.

Now I know she has it because she would break up with me every day just about, and then the next evening (we lived in the same dorm) she would come up to my room again and say how much she loved me. She even did this recently, even though she's convinced herself that she totally hates me. She kept saying things about all she lost by breaking up with me and how she wished we were still together. I wasn't sure what to think.

She would often drag me into long conversations on instant messenger, asking me how she can be born again, and then three hours later (at 4:00 a.m. in the morning) telling me she just wanted to know what Baptists believe.

I'm really concerned about her because she's had some really traumatic events happen to her. Do you know if there's anything that could help her?

 

[wonderwaleye]

My ex-girlfriend told me once that she thought she might have bipolar because she would go from feeling happy to feeling down and back again really quickly.

Now I know she has it because she would break up with me every day just about, and then the next evening (we lived in the same dorm) she would come up to my room again and say how much she loved me. She even did this recently, even though she's convinced herself that she totally hates me. She kept saying things about all she lost by breaking up with me and how she wished we were still together. I wasn't sure what to think.

She would often drag me into long conversations on instant messenger, asking me how she can be born again, and then three hours later (at 4:00 a.m. in the morning) telling me she just wanted to know what Baptists believe.

I'm really concerned about her because she's had some really traumatic events happen to her. Do you know if there's anything that could help her?

Dear Ascribe2theLORD


The very best thing you can do in such a case as this is to talk to her and take her to the mental health dept.



We are not equipped to deal with this.



The RULE to understanding mental illness is:

" THERE IS NO UNDERSTANDING "



ALWAYS REMEMBER:




XEven though you can't see Him, GOD is there!O
( click on the X and move to the O ) ( then feel who is around you )

 

[Alive again]

Wonderwaleye, i agree with the point you are making, but I think I would state it as limited understanding. There are things that we know about this illness called bp (like we all have two poles to our moods and our moods can switch quickly) and there are things that we do not understand and do not know (like why our moods switch so quickly).

Ascribe to the Lord, You can only help your girlfriend if she is willing to get help, get a diagnosis and then learn about and manage any illness she has. Do try to get her to a mental health doctor. The journey to recovery begins there.

Blessings, Alive

 

[wonderwaleye]

Wonderwaleye, i agree with the point you are making, but I think I would state it as limited understanding. There are things that we know about this illness called bp (like we all have two poles to our moods and our moods can switch quickly) and there are things that we do not understand and do not know (like why our moods switch so quickly).

Ascribe to the Lord, You can only help your girlfriend if she is willing to get help, get a diagnosis and then learn about and manage any illness she has. Do try to get her to a mental health doctor. The journey to recovery begins there.

Blessings, Alive

Dear Alive again



You are exactly right!



What I was refering to is her train of thought. What goes thru her mind at the time?



Often the is no reasoning to our thoughts when in the manic stage.



We really don't know what form of mental illness she may suffer from and the only way he can help her is get her to the doctor.



I'm glad you clairified that because I sure don't want someone to not understand. Thanks





XEven though you can't see Him, GOD is there!O
( click on the X and move to the O ) ( then feel who is around you )

 

[youthwalk]

Dear Ascribe2theLORD


The very best thing you can do in such a case as this is to talk to her and take her to the mental health dept.



We are not equipped to deal with this.



The RULE to understanding mental illness is:

" THERE IS NO UNDERSTANDING "



ALWAYS REMEMBER:




XEven though you can't see Him, GOD is there!O
( click on the X and move to the O ) ( then feel who is around you )

In total agreement.
AscribetoGod,
Get your girlfriend to see a doctor. Support her and show her love. For me finding out I was bipolar, got me a little down. It in my case made me doubt myself to a great extent. So just be there for her. Above all seek God's guidance. Even His silence says something

Take care and God bless,
Bri

 

[Alive again]

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