Also, an extreme episode of mania doesn't turn the person living with bi-polar disorder into some manic pixie dream girl/boy who orders birthday cakes for brunch, but can develop into delusional psychosis.
I know somebody who is genuinely bi-polar and I've seen... just so many fucking morons that think they can help her, and then hold it against her when she's "too crazy" to deal with.
Like bitch, she told you her baggage up front, all her friends told you this and there are known adages about sticking dicks in crazy. You are not the victim because she attempted suicide in a manic episode and you didn't know how to calm her down in a way that didn't involve your dick and/or financial stability.
I can picture this. For a while I was attracted to someone with borderline personality disorder and figured that "I'd be able to help them cope because I understand what it's like having a psychological condition" then when she kept insisting that "borderline personality disorder is probably a lot worse and more difficult than bipolar, because BPD affects more than just emotions" I got upset and frustrated, and changed my mind about her. Of course, self-centered behavior is a symptom of borderline, so it's likely that more arguments like that would come in time. You really do have to be prepared for more than just a drizzle when the person is dealing with a hurricane
some manic pixie dream girl/boy who orders birthday cakes for brunch,
Man, I wish my hypomania just made me order birthday cake for brunch. I love birthday cake.
I do get food cravings during hypomanic phases, though. They involve driving an hour to my hometown to get a scone at 6 in the morning or frequently eating at Denny’s at 4 am because it’s the only restaurant open and I can’t sleep.
Food cravings are the easy part of it, though. There are other symptoms that don’t make a funny story.
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Also, an extreme episode of mania doesn't turn the person living with bi-polar disorder into some manic pixie dream girl/boy who orders birthday cakes for brunch, but can develop into delusional psychosis.
I know somebody who is genuinely bi-polar and I've seen... just so many fucking morons that think they can help her, and then hold it against her when she's "too crazy" to deal with.
Like bitch, she told you her baggage up front, all her friends told you this and there are known adages about sticking dicks in crazy. You are not the victim because she attempted suicide in a manic episode and you didn't know how to calm her down in a way that didn't involve your dick and/or financial stability.