Bipolar

[Anonymous No.6100938]

My girlfriend has bipolar affective disorder. Are there any books on dealing with that shit? Do you have any mental desease? How do you deal with it?

[Anonymous No.6100940]

>How do you deal with it?
deal with it

[Anonymous No.6100968]

>tumblr
>bipolar gf

Maybe you should go back there.

[Anonymous No.6100980]

The main character of Silver Linings Playbook is bipolar. I know it's not /Lit/ but it might be what you're looking for.

[Anonymous No.6100983]

My ex-gf had that and it was unbearable. I sincerely loved her but she made me miserable. OP, if you're not too far gone already, I'd advise that you cut her loose.

[Anonymous No.6100988]

>>6100938
there are a ton of books on amazon but yeah this>>6100983

this is not really /lit/. did you just come here because /adv/ is retarded?

[Anonymous No.6100996]

>>6100988
>did you just come here because /adv/ is retarded?
basically yes

[Anonymous No.6100998]

>>6100938
>How do you deal with it?
Medication.

[Anonymous No.6100999]

You do realise that infidelity is literally a medically recognised symptom of bipolar, right?

[Anonymous No.6101003]

I have pretty bad anxiety that pretty much makes me a social gimp and I try and deal with it by self-medicating, priorly with hardcore opiates, more recently though with naturalish supplements, with occasional lapses into the former.

Dont forget to hit that subscribe button.

[Anonymous No.6101004]

>>6100999
I do but it doesnt bother me much

[Anonymous No.6101009]

>>6100999
>literally
Stop it. Just please. Stop it.

[Anonymous No.6101015]

>>6101003
do you feel like supplements help? what made you start taking them?

[Anonymous No.6101022]

>>6100999
go away pol

[Anonymous No.6101028]

OP, I don't know shit about the subject, but here's what I would do: just google for books and perhaps their reviews, then check libgen. There's bound to be something.

Or, might be even better, search journal databases like JSTOR for articles specifically on this (dealing with bipolar affective disorder of your relative). There's ton of medical journals out there, and they're not necessarily hard to understand.

[Anonymous No.6101034]

Are you certain she's bipolar and not menstrual.

[Anonymous No.6101037]

>>6101015
The supplements actually help, but it can be expensive and time consuming to figure out which ones work for you. I've found that bacopa works well (brand is very important), ashwagandha, gotu kola. These all are verified anxiolytics

I started taking them when I realized that opiates and alcohol are not viable long-term solutions. They were beginning to turn on me.

[Anonymous No.6101043]

>>6101034

[Anonymous No.6101046]

>>6101034
Can I recommend the book Women 101: How They Work? It'll change your life.

[Anonymous No.6101056]

>>6101037
>I've found that bacopa works well (brand is very important), ashwagandha, gotu kola. These all are verified anxiolytics
Thank you, I've never heared of these.

[Anonymous No.6101058]

>>6101046
just kiddin bro I'm swimmin in the wymmin
can just be hard to tell sometimes when it's that time of the month, most of the time they don't even know ;)

[Anonymous No.6101075]

>>6101056
Hope they help

[Anonymous No.6101103]

I am on a medication for depression/anxiety although I suspect I have borderline personality disorder. I generally try to shy away from diagnoses, but I fit the description all too well. Moods that fluctuate throughout the day, rocky relationships due to my suspicions, my constant perceptions that people don't like me, etc. I've been making strides, though, thanks to weed and lsd. Anyway, idunno OP. Bipolar is a derious disorder. Make sure she sees a mental health professional. It usually takes medication and extensive therapy to help those who have severe cases.

[Anonymous No.6101119]

Honestly, man, bipolar is incurable and she'll inevitably either kill herself or succumb to substance addiction. Unless you want to be a full time carer then you should get out while you still can.

[Anonymous No.6101141]

>>6100938
>My girlfriend has bipolar affective disorder.
What does that mean?
One day she likes it in the vag another she wants you to ream her brown eye shithole?

[Anonymous No.6101183]

>>6101028
>There's ton of medical journals out there
Thanks, I'll try that

[Anonymous No.6101623]

>My girlfriend

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[Anonymous No.6101634]

>>6101623
I'm so happy /r9k/ suffers. What a bunch of annoying faggots.

[Anonymous No.6101638]

My dad has bi-polar. I should probably have moved out almost a decade ago, but I'm afraid to because he's so fucking weird. It's also been my main impetus for finally getting the fuck out, but I still don't know how.

It makes people do weird shit, OP. Be prepared for a rollercoaster of a life.

[Anonymous No.6101644]

>>6100938
She might like Stephen Fry's memoir, Moab Is My Washpot, in which he talks a bit about his experience with bipolar disorder.

[Anonymous No.6101646]

>>6101009
>literally
It will literally never stop even if you literally put a filter on the word, so you should just literally kill yourself.

[Anonymous No.6101710]

>>6101644
Oh, that is very interesting, I will check it out, thank you.

[Anonymous No.6101715]

Sure is literature.

[Anonymous No.6101757]

>>6101715
More literarure than treads about RJJ Martin

[Anonymous No.6101860]

Madness by Marya Hornbacher and An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison are two good memoirs, idk if they're helpful or not
the stuff that happens to the writer in madness are more externally upsetting and scary compared to an unquiet mind
trying to think of fiction but most aren't specifically about people with bipolar or are really dumb and insulting (The Marriage Plot)

[Anonymous No.6101895]

>>6101119
lol not true at all
most people's bipolar mellows out to some degree with age

[Anonymous No.6101907]

>>6101103
how old are you? a lot of borderline isn't super far from the normal mood swings of teens, which is why personality disorders aren't diagnoses in people under 20 0r 25 or so (I mean they are diagnosed by some, but it's pretty suspect and unethical)

[Anonymous No.6101925]

>>6101004

[Anonymous No.6101929]

It's cool she got diagnosed so basically has an excuse to behave any crazy or idiotic way she likes. She's got it made.

[Anonymous No.6101994]

>>6101907
>which is why personality disorders aren't diagnoses in people under 20 0r 25 or so
Are they?

[Anonymous No.6102000]

give her a kiss =)

[Anonymous No.6102033]

>>6102000
give my penis a kiss

[Anonymous No.6102036]

>>6101994
it's advised that they should be diagnosed in teens bc your 'personality' isn't stable at that point (the concept of one's personality ever being set in stone is debatable in my opinion but whatever)

[Anonymous No.6102039]

my younger brother has it and he has been sectioned ;(

i hope he gets better but i'm seriously worried for him, it's such a complicated issue

[Anonymous No.6102051]

>>6100938
Like you deal with any disease... you accept it, but don't let it rule your life. Don't beat yourself up about things it makes you do, but try to dissuade yourself (count to ten) when you're tempted to act according to mental illness.
(speaking from OCD perspective)
... but mostly shrinks help? Why does everyone ask for help on the internet about mental illness? Why not go see a professional? You could ask her doctor to meet with you and give you some tips for keeping her happy and mentally healthy.

[Anonymous No.6102081]

>>6102051
because they self-diagnose via wikipedia

[Anonymous No.6102091]

>>6100938
'An Unquiet Mind' by Kay Redfield Jamison.

Stay with that as long as you can. You will either spend the rest of your life sacrificing your energy to her woes and descend to her level, or evolve and move on. That is the fact. Giving someone that diagnosis is like issuing a get out of jail free card. Try getting them to take responsibility for *anything* once the "I'm bi-polar..." excuse lays waste to anyone who doesn't endorse their bad behavior.

I'm sure you think some "love" will cure everything just like in the movies. If that's the case, give yourself some time to grow up before you commit to anything with this person.

[Anonymous No.6102132]

My mum has that diagnosis. I have been through some lot with her, ambulance calls, overdoses, screaming fits at tiny little things, feeling nervous when she starts talking faster because I know the mania is starting.
What is most important, for me, is to recognise that you are not responsible for what they do.
Not everyone is as extreme as my mother. My girlfriend also has a diagnosis of bipolar affective disorder. She only gets a bit depressed when the pressure of her work gets high. She sometimes doesn't tell me, but sometimes will. Sometimes a trip to the docs for some tablets helps, sometimes the side effects make it not worth it.
Only a couple of times has she done things I won't accept in a relationship. She has never cheated.
To the people saying cut loose while you can, not everyone is the same. This is a problem of diagnosis and labelling. To demonstrate my point, one asthmatic may have to use a pump several times a day. One may only only use a pump after vigorous exercise. One may have had chest problems as a baby, and been falsely diagnosed with asthma.

Everyone is an individual. If the is good for both of you, continue. If it's not, break it off.

If there's films or books or even genomics she relates to, those are probably going to give you the best understanding.
P.s. you're not becoming a therapist. Don't try to be.
Ps.Ps. also if she's insecure, never ever cheat, keep extra girls in the background, text girls in secret, and do shit that can make people paranoid.
Can't think of any recommended books, but the charity "MIND" in the uk has excellent websites.

[Anonymous No.6102154]

How can I get a pocket mental illness? I want it to be something that will make people give me ridiculous amounts of leeway and special treatment. Do I have to invent one, or can I get one invented?

[Anonymous No.6102173]

>>6102154
Not now, but in the future yes. Soon there will be a website where you can pay some money and get a designer illness.

Just wait for it.

[Anonymous No.6102179]

I'm bipolar. AMA

[Anonymous No.6102228]

>>6100938
It's going to be one hell of a ride. All you can to is to take her in stride when she's at her worst and appreciate her when she's OK.

The best you could is probably to read Stoics and such to help coping with your chaotic and, at times, seemingly hopeless environment.

[Anonymous No.6102237]

I have sociopathy

It's pretty cool it allows me to not care about weenies with bipolar disorder

[Anonymous No.6102261]

>>6102036
*should NOT be diagnosed
i meant

[Anonymous No.6102270]

>>6102237
lol people bragging about their alleged 'sociopathy' on the internet are the most pathetic of attention seekers

[Anonymous No.6102411]

>>6102091
Thank you anon. I most certainly agree on what you are saying. I just want to take the chance, because I care for the person.

[Anonymous No.6102444]

>mental diseases

[Anonymous No.6102461]

>>6101925
Those are some beefy-ass thighs. Discard