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writes:My boyfriend of a month and a half is Bipolar II. For the first month he was attentive, romantic, physical and completely into me. He mentioned love before I did and couldn't wait to see me. Now he has become less physical and affectionate and seems distant. He still says he loves me, but nowhere near as much as before and we went through a period of about a week where the kissing was very infrequent. Is this part of the bipolar cycling? Or is this just a guy who isn't that into me anymore? He is under a huge amount of pressure at work and is also worried about his finances and his future with the company.I'm really confused and trying hard to be rational, but I miss being loved so much :(
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reader, georgygirl64uk +, writes (13 December 2009):
georgygirl64uk is verified as being by the original poster of the questionThank you - I really appreciate the link which helped a great deal :)
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reader, anonymous, writes (13 December 2009): http://www.dearcupid.org/question/battling-bipolar.html
I don't know that anyone here would know the answer to your question definitively, but here is an aunt that actually has this disorder and what she wrote about it.
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reader, Angzw  +, writes (13 December 2009):
That is the dilemma with Bipolar/ Manic Depressive sufferers. They have periods of extreme happiness then periods of gloom and it can be hard on those who love them. You need to find out if he is taking his meds which will give him a more even, stable temperament. Sometimes they stop taking their meds because they feel better then they go back to mood swings. So it will become a fulltime job for you to ensure that he takes his meds and keeps going to therapy and preferably also to a support group. To help you understand more, you need to try find a support group for spouses of Bipolar patients and this will help you immensely to understand what you have to deal with. No two patients have the exact same prognosis so you will still need to learn his personal habits, traits and triggers. All the best.
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