This may be a personal question, but does anyone suffer from increased libido during periods of mania? It has been a problem for me, when I’m single or in a relationship. I take risks when I’m single and when I’m in a relationship, I get transfixed on the subject and take rejection poorly. I don’t want to cheat or anything like that, but I feel unwanted. And of course accused of being too needy. My ex told me it was unattractive when I was so aggressive about wanting to have sex and in all honesty it seems like that is the general consensus for most of the relationships I’ve been in.

Sorry to get so personal, but it’s something that crops up every manic episode and looking back I realize it’s been a pretty significant source of conflict.

I get in this cycle of being hyper sexual then feeling rejected and plunging myself in to feeling worthless. At least now I’m beginning to identify and acknowledge this and that has helped but dang, being turned down still stings.