Hi everyone, I was recently diagnosed with BP and it's been suggested by quite a few people including my psychologist that I may have BPD as well/instead & that perhaps I need to see my psychiatrist again. Regardless of what it is, I seem to have a problem of getting quite obsessed with people. I thought it might be a BP thing but not many people on the BP forum could relate (post below). Can anyone here relate to what I'm saying, I feel quite alone in this.

(Post from BP forum):

Hi (I'm new!)

I've recently been diagnosed with BP and I'm trying to work out what's my bipolar and what is me!I can figure out most of it, but haven't read much on this (with BP) so I was wondering if anyone could tell me if they have experienced anything I say?

When I meet new friends I become pretty obsessed with them, I put them on a pedestal and nothing they do is wrong. I make them in to some sort of hero and become really upset if I don't hear back from them. I even would go as far to say that the feelings are so strong I really think I love them.

I do the same with other things - once I get an idea in my head I can't let it go, I have to have it or do it, and this has resulted in really disastrous things, the end of relationships because I thought I desperately needed to get married, or spending all my money on the latest phone just because I got the idea that I needed it in my head.

Is this normal to anyone else? Does it sound familiar? Mostly the bit about friends worries me more than anything.


(Added now)
I also go through the same sort of cycle with my partner. I love her and she's my whole world one minute, then the next I hate her, or atleast don't feel anything towards her and can't remember the feelings of love I had, I just 'know' I must love her. It makes things very difficult, especially when I become obsessed with other people, and jealousy starts to enter into it.

I'll leave it there as it's a long post, but thank you in advance everyone for reading.

x

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