Confused!

Hi all! I'm new to PC and I'm being treated for BP. Before I even knew I had BP I was acting strangely and didn't know why. I could swear that my wife was having an affair. It was an obsession with with me. I would keep asking her where she was and who was she with. To make a long story short there were a series of events that forced me to seek treatment. A few months after being treated that obsession went away. I don't even give it a second thought. Was that just me being an idiot or could that be the BP?

Welcome! Yes, paranoia and obsessions can certainly be a part of bipolar and the right treatment can help alleviate it. I have had experiences with both so I know they are incredibly difficult to go through. Is everything ok with you and your wife now?

Welcome to PC!

I have had a very similar experience except the fading of the obsession came about after I stopped using stimulants but I think said stimulants were probably just magnifying the underlying illness.

I'm not sure but I think they call this a delusion of infidelity? Or morbid jealously. Google it, I could tick every single symptom off the list, was odd when I found this out AFTER all the jealously dried up. Of course I was convinced of my beliefs against all actual evidence at the time, a whole 3 years of time, it was only after I stopped using that I questioned my behaviour & thoughts.

I'm fairly sure amohetamines in particular are related to morbid jealously. I realise my situation is different to yours as mine was brought on by substance abuse but mania is kind of like being on stimulants so maybe it's got something to do with dopamine? Were you experiencing any specific mood episode when you had these thoughts or was it just something you always had in your mind? Mine was kind of always there just worse when using, that's when I went full private detective haha

yep, it's BP I just got over this last week.

Sorry undesirable I don't mean to hijack your thread but I'm wondering if you or anyone's else's experience of relationship jealously/paranoia is like that of mine? I started a thread in the relationship & communication forum a while back.
http://forums.psychcentral.com/relat...nfidelity.html

Wanderlust I answered in original thread.

Hi Wander! Thank you for asking! Yes, everything is great thanks to her patience and forgiveness. I am an extremely lucky man!

Hi Wanderlust90! It happened more in cycles. My wife has always been faithful to me and I never had a good reason to doubt that so I'm not sure what prompted it. Thank you for helping me understand!

I'll check it out! Thank you!