I'm 18 years old and I'm a freshman at a university. I was finally diagnosed with bipolar disorder although I've been taking medication since age 15. I'm currently on 200mg of Lamictal and 80mg of Geodon and the combination works really well for me. I've never been in a relationship and I'm kind of seeing this boy, but we aren't officially dating. I like him a lot and he's really nice. I could see our relationship turning into something meaningful and I want that so much. The only problem is that he's a partier and likes to drink. I like going to parties, but I will not drink. He knows that I don't drink and I told him that it was because I didn't like the taste of alcohol and that I had an uncle that nearly died because of alcoholism (which is actually true). I live a very straight edge lifestyle and I already know the dangers of mixing alcohol with my medications. I have no problem with him drinking. I've never gotten drunk and I've never drank more than a few sips of beer. I'm also religious and he isn't and I think he thinks that I don't drink because I'm Christian, which is totally untrue. He doesn't pressure me to drink, but once told me that it would be nice if I drank a little. I want him to like me and not think I'm boring, but I'm not willing to jeopardize my mental well being in order to drink with him. Many people drink in college and sometimes I hate my disorder because I feel like I'm left out. He doesn't know that I'm bipolar and I wasn't planning to tell him, but I feel like I have to in order for him to truly understand why I can't drink. I don't know him well enough to tell if he could be supportive and I'm afraid that if I tell him that I'm bipolar it will scare him away. I have no idea what to do!