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Poohbah
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Oct 19, 2020 at 03:09 PM
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What is a great live-in life partner for a bipolar person? from your life or imagining this. List the traits: 1,2,3 and give specific examples for each.
Maybe it would be your sister or your BFF. Not just couples. Things are going to put less stress on relationships post covid. We need to be creative and strong now in our relationships. But your input here would really help me. Hugs, everyone. __________________ Bipolar 2 with anxious distress mixed states & rapid cycling under severe stress tegretol 200 mg wellbutrin 75 mg, cut in half or higher dose as needed Regular aerobic exercise SKILLSET/KNOWLEDGE BASE: Family Medical Advocate Masters in Library Science Multiple Subject Teaching Credential-15 yrs in public schools |
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Oct 19, 2020 at 05:48 PM
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And how will we be graded on this assignment?
When is it due? And what percentage of our end of term grade will this be worth? |
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Poohbah
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Oct 19, 2020 at 09:48 PM
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I broke things down really specifically because I thought I would get more information that way, people's thoughts, people's experiences, people's ideas. (also trying to take my mind off of the worries of politics which sure seems like pressure cooker right now here, especially in a battleground state). __________________ Bipolar 2 with anxious distress mixed states & rapid cycling under severe stress tegretol 200 mg wellbutrin 75 mg, cut in half or higher dose as needed Regular aerobic exercise SKILLSET/KNOWLEDGE BASE: Family Medical Advocate Masters in Library Science Multiple Subject Teaching Credential-15 yrs in public schools |
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Oct 19, 2020 at 09:52 PM
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I'm not exactly sure of what you mean.
My first thought is "someone who has a solid knowledge of what BD is." __________________ |
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Oct 19, 2020 at 11:10 PM
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patience
empathy good listener good cook and cleaner because I won't want to do these things when I'm depressed |
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Oct 19, 2020 at 11:44 PM
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Oct 20, 2020 at 01:38 AM
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Well. Everything my partner is NOT when I’m manic. I don’t do well when I’m angry with an elevated mood to have someone come straight back at me with an angry elevated mood
I NEED CALM. |
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Oct 20, 2020 at 05:59 AM
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IMO Love is all that matters.
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Oct 20, 2020 at 08:56 AM
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Patience
Understanding Love __________________ Son: 14, 12/15/2009 R.I.P.  Daughter: 20  Diagnosis: Bipolar with Psychosis. Latuda 100 mgs. |
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Oct 20, 2020 at 10:24 AM
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A unique fit for what makes me unique
Willingness to learn about mental illness Compassion A sense of humor Hope Willingness to be a mirror I expect all of these same things from myself. |
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Oct 20, 2020 at 10:57 AM
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 I think I show these things myself. And so does Papa bear (although we are very different) __________________ 
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Oct 20, 2020 at 10:59 AM
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I agree with sarahsweets about love, or if just a friend at least liking and respect.
It's good for the partner to understand the disorder so as to support adequately and encourage. Tolerance and imperturbability help. Devotion. However, a person with bipolar disorder is a person and not just an illness. A partner should have the same core expectations of a partner with bipolar disorder as they would someone without the disorder. Core expectations vary. For example, if money-making or baby making was a core expectation of my husband, there would have been a problem. For some people they are mandatory. |
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Oct 20, 2020 at 11:09 AM
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Understanding
Patient Supportive __________________ Dx: Bipolar Anxiety ADD Meds: Risperidone Tegretol Abilify Zoloft Buspar Adderall [prior meds: lithium, lamictal, cymbalta, ritalin] |
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Oct 20, 2020 at 11:15 AM
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Papa bear has never perceived me as an illness, or as an illness being the biggest/most significant ''part'' of me. About core expectations varying. If money making was a core expectation of my husband, there could have been a problem. Baby making was something Papa bear did not want. I was unsure when we were first married (also I did not know how much he did not want cubs.. in the wedding ceremony we ''promised to accept children lovingly from God'' I was unsure about these words and not completely comfortable with them. He persuaded me to go along with them, we disagreed on what the words meant. tmi probably and not on topic. That issue came up again the other day (again we did not agree on the meaning of the words, or our interpretation of them) Tolerance and devotion are essential in a partner, imo. __________________
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Oct 20, 2020 at 11:15 AM
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Oct 20, 2020 at 02:16 PM
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Another thing-
In a partner, they have to be independent enough to entertain themselves when I’m at my lowest lows __________________ Dx: Bipolar Anxiety ADD Meds: Risperidone Tegretol Abilify Zoloft Buspar Adderall [prior meds: lithium, lamictal, cymbalta, ritalin] |
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Oct 20, 2020 at 02:20 PM
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Jeeves.
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Oct 20, 2020 at 03:37 PM
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(I don't want to cook or clean when I'm depressed) 
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Oct 24, 2020 at 07:39 AM
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I used to say my first requirement was a sense of humor, a great conversationalist. My ex and my son are convinced they know everything about bipolar because they have witnessed it in me, not willing to learn anything about it. I have learned so much more about it myself since being retired and being on the forums that it makes their smugness shocking. They have some wonderful qualities, but "getting it" is not one of them. So thanks for being there, those of you who do understand. __________________ Bipolar 2 with anxious distress mixed states & rapid cycling under severe stress tegretol 200 mg wellbutrin 75 mg, cut in half or higher dose as needed Regular aerobic exercise SKILLSET/KNOWLEDGE BASE: Family Medical Advocate Masters in Library Science Multiple Subject Teaching Credential-15 yrs in public schools |
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Oct 26, 2020 at 12:02 AM
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(except in the evenings, and that is not his fault)
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