I'm a 25 year old guy with bipolar type II. I am successful in almost everything I do, except for friendship building and dating. I was diagnosed only a year ago and placed on Lamictal, which changed me dramatically in a good way. I work out to stay fit (6'2 athletic, 200lbs, 13% BF), now cutting to get really lean 6-pack body in the next 3-4 months and based on many women's opinions I'm attractive face-wise. I'm educated, intelligent, witty, and a leader with a good career path. I crashed and burned when came to dating every damn time... I have little experience even though I was approached by many good looking girls and went on dates, etc. I was so incredibly reactive (rapid cycling) to their behavior that I ended up looking insecure in their eyes or just plain weird. Or so I think... For example, any small sign of disinterest on a date and I would get anxiously depressed, and incredibly angry, bitter, hurt, jealous, and could just walk away in the middle of it...and ignore/never talk to them again. Or I would get attention, fall into hypomanic state feeling so good that I lost interest in my companions. It was kind of like wanting what you can't have, but to an extreme degree. In the end I shut down and withdrew myself from females... I ended up developing a hate issue and low self esteem that would even prevent me from having a sex drive due to thinking I will never get laid...

But now I am on Lamictal and it is like day and night difference. I do not get depressed, anxious, and I am not as reactive anymore (no rapid cycling).

What do you guys think - is my dating problem related to being bipolar or do I truly have 0 game?

Now that I am medicated, should I stop withdrawing from females and get out there try to date again at least to see if I can handle it and not be as reactive?

I see that bipolar people get married, so I dating should be possible when you're bipolar, right?

Has anyone else had similar problem that was improved after being medicated?

I would appreciate any support. Thanks!