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Originally Posted by sarahsweets
I am sorry you are going through this. If she is bipolar it explains her depressive states but do you think she has experienced mania or hypomania? Is she diagnosed with BPI or II? Do you think she talks about separation because she feels she is holding you back and making you miserable or does she want to move on herself? How are your kids reacting to all of this?
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She's diagnosed with BP2. She's mentioned that she feels like she's holding me back and making me sad. But I think mostly it's because she wants to move on herself, taking her of her emotions, etc. Our kids are not currently aware of the situation though they would be if I were to move out.
I think she's experienced/experiencing a hypomanic state. On the DSM qualifications, she has an inflated sense of self-esteem, ideas are racing in her head, she's increasing her sex drive (she also has a strong desire to have sex with others but hasn't acted on it), want to constantly go shopping/look attractive (way more than before), and extremely irritable. Though this episode feels like it's been ongoing instead of just through a short 4-6 day period. None of the things she's been doing is extreme or qualifies as mania. IE she hasn't slept with four different people in four nights or spent 100k on shopping in a week or thinks that she's God. But she's def not "herself" at the moment.