Not at first. I found that I attract other bipolar people, especially boyfriends. I only discover they're bipolar after I've known them awhile.
I've only had to cut ties with 1 friend due to their illness. I only saw her manic, never depressed, and she wasn't a good friend in the sense that she never shut up and I never got a word in edgewise. If we spent 2 hours together, she'd spend 99% of it talking. Never once did she ask how I was, it was all about her. It was exhausting to be with her.
Now I have a boyfriend who understands my mental illness even though he's not bipolar. His mum was schizophrenic and he has depression and GAD. It's so nice to be with someone who understands, someone calm. I needed that.
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Dx: BP2 with GAD and OCD
Seroquel 100 mg
Risperdal 0.5 mg
Clonazepam (Klonopin) 1.5 mg
Buspar 5 mg
Lamictal 200 mg
Coversyl Plus for high blood pressure
Crestor for high cholesterol
Asmanex
Ventolin
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