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First of all, let me commend you on sticking by your bf....we are not the easiest people to love/understand/deal with...we don't mean to be...we just aren't.
It's hard for strong personalities and men to admit we are "sick" and medication is needed to help us to be functional. We think we should just be able to handle things on our own. And, we are embarassed when we have to finally admit we can't. As mention above, we are notorious for non-compliance. Maybe for this reason.
"Self medication" is another bipolar trait of some....my nephew who is also Bipolar I Rapid Cycling, as I am, self medicates with across the counter diet pills when depressed and alchol when manic.....I on the other hand fight tooth and nail with my Pdoc on any additional meds or increase in meds to control my disease.
I hope that your bf will see what a devoted and loving person you appear to be and, if not for himself but you, will do what he is suppose to do for his own mental health and in turn yours.
Peace of body and mind.
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Courage doesn't always ROAR....
Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying...."I made it through today and I will try again tomorrow".
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