Posted by KimberlyDi on February 10, 2004, at 10:25:10
In reply to cyclothymia and/or bipolor and relationships, posted by roo on February 28, 2001, at 11:30:33
That's my everyday life with my husband!!! Sometimes I'm floating with happiness and then othertimes I'm suspicious about his every step and am frantic that I've fallen into yet another abusive relationship. This can happen repeatedly in just a few hours (this rapid stuff just recently). The main point is that during these swings, NOTHING HAS CHANGED except my mood. I've been prescribed a mood stabilizer for the first time. I don't have an official diagnosis yet, as least one that my pdoc has shared with me.
I've been this way with other relationships too.
KDi in TX
> Anyone out there with cyclothymia who feels great about
> their romantic relationships when they're in the up side
> of their cycle, and then feel things like "I'm with the
> wrong person, or this relationship is over" when they're
> in the down part of their cycle? I struggle with this a lot
> and it's really hard on me, and my boyfriend. He can never
> feel stable and secure with me b/c he never knows when my
> feelings are going to change.
>
> Bipolars feel free to respond too, since our disorders
> are somewhat similar (although cyclothymia not nearly
> as severe with the mood swings)
poster:KimberlyDi
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