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Default Aug 17, 2013 at 05:58 AM
 
She seems to kind of sort of admit to have an unnaturally intense attraction to police officers. She doesn't want to discuss this with her therapist, which could help her to understand how to curb and channel behaviors, deal with what might be instigating them, etc... basically so this possible issue of temptation doesn't end up becoming a real one of "the devil made me do it".

For a little background:
I am a female, 31, bipolar 'like whoa', and even when not experiencing hypo/mania have a pretty strong sex drive which is, for me, not even ever tamped down by medication side effects. When my mood elevates, I could, in theory, do all kinds of crazy things and blame it on the bipolar.

Um. But I don't.

You can be her rock. Don't be her door mat.
She needs to take some sort of responsibility OUTSIDE of the mood episodes to have some control while IN them- it is my opinion that if you fail to plan and take precautions and make certain accommodations in your life for the craziness that you can forsee, you aren't suddenly absolved of all responsibility because you were having a mood episode.

I, personally, choose to aim for monogomous long term relationships- with a partner who kind of matches me in those terms. I don't slum around "pick up joints", I rarely go to bars,and certainly not alone. [This is actually one of the reasons I tried the online dating thing- to get to actual physical contact was a great series of steps. ]
I'm big on pornography and other outlets.

Whatever. You are committed to someone or whatever the reason- you take steps to avoid those behaviors, not wallow in what has routinely tempted you in the past.

So really: she can be honest with her therapist and come up with a strategy, she can find another job, or you can both do nothing and let the pieces fall where they may.

...it IS possible that no shenanigans will actually ensue at all, in the context of her job.

I don't mean this to be especially harsh- I think it is easy for loved ones to disregard how difficult bipolar can be to live with. But just as often, I see people cutting those with bipolar too much slack- it's all the BP, there is no personal responsibility.

Like so often is the case, the truth is somewhere in the middle and may be difficult to figure out.

But do keep in mind:
Medication is no panacea. There are multiple facets to recovery and personal maintenance.
It's hard to understand and hard to swallow all at once. I get that.
It is possible there might be some difficult changes in your future if you want to have a stable, secure, happy life together.
And you can have that.

It just may not be the life you had already written in your head.
[See my signature]

Take care.
-Josie

Last edited by Anonymous24413; Aug 17, 2013 at 06:11 AM..
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