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Default Is it hard living with someone who has bipolar disorder? - 10-02-2008, 01:00 AM

tell me from your own experience. what about living with two people with this disorder? what is it like?
   
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Default 10-07-2008, 01:00 AM

2 people? Thats outright dangerous!

I had my hands full with one person, 2 people might just end up killing each other.
   
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Default 10-09-2008, 01:00 AM

I live with a person with the disorder. Mostly we go from times when the person can't do anything and is depressed, but the manic phase is bad. At that time, there are no doubts whatsoever, and there's a new great scheme to solve all the problems. If the person can stay on the medication, the person isn't so high and isn't so low and can function.

The problem is that manic feels so good. Everything is fast, they feel brilliant and awesome. They don't want it to stop. We have other issues not related to the disorder, but we also experience a great deal of difficulty in dealing with future planning and delaying gratification. Money is an issue, it gets spent instantly.
   
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Default 10-11-2008, 01:00 AM

It's great. I am a self made entrepreneur who has made a living off of taking advantage of the mentally ill. Convince the Bipolarees that without _____________ that their life will be complete and they will buy it. THEY WILL BUY IT!
   
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Default 10-13-2008, 01:00 AM

I lived with 3 ,One was a girlfriend..Real fights once a week,very nasty and violent.
I threw one through a wall,the girl tried stabbing the police.This taught me one thing.
The system is a failure,when i called to warn about upcoming problems,i was told
info is confidential,How did i find out? will never live with anyone that has this illness.
When you try to help the agencies stonewall you.PS..beware many feel better and stop taking the medication,then hell begins the next few days..bye
   
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Default 10-18-2008, 01:00 AM

I have bipolar disorder. It can be hard, believe me. Its even harder having and knowing you are burdening the people you love with it and there is nothing you can do about it. Bipolar is not something to overlook, it is a serious thing. Let me tell you though, you will probably have the most fun with these bipolar people.I swear we have the most fun because we are spontaneous and outgoing. But, we do get a little crazy sometimes. First of all, you have to learn to laugh about it (NOT to their face!! but in your own head) and understand how hard it is for that person and try to understand what they are feeling. Remember, they wont be all crazy mad and depressed all the time.. but there are times when they will be and you should just walk away. If they say something hurtful to you, understand its not really them talking. They are manic and just say things that don't even make sense. Ask them about something they say later after being manic and they will tell you they have no clue what they were talking about Lil
   
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