My Support Forums - View Single Post - need support with my bipolar friend after a fight

CANDC · Apr 18, 2022, 06:38 PM

Hi @morosecupcake - welcome to MSF My Support Forums. I am sorry you have challenges with your friend.

Angry people are very difficult to deal with. People with mental health issues that refuse treatment can often find themselves in patient when they lose touch with reality.

I think one question to ask yourself is if you feel safe with them. If not keeping out of their sphere of influence may be advisable because in my experience when I am there with them, I am an object of their rage. It is not fun or comfortable.

Being in a relationship with someone that does not want to be with me has proven to rarely work. Even if we do stay associated, the allure of that person and the relationship changes forever. I cannot speak for what you need to do, but I think without them accepting treatment, having a relationship with them will be unsettling and very one sided.

Boundaries not only protect me physically, they also prevent emotional and verbal abuse. I have to maintain them and enforce them in order to not become another abused person. I actually had to reinvent who and how I thought of myself.

Have you considered having a therapist so you can talk this out with them. They could have more details and their professional opinion might serve you well.