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July 31, 2006, 10:05 pm PDT
Dated a bi-polar
Quote From: wings2fly
My understnding is that there are several genes associated with Bipolar Disorder. The more of these genes that you have, the more chance you have of becoming Bipolar. Additionally, genes
are just part of the equation. Having any number of these genes can make a person more
suseptable to the disease, but life events, especially trauma and stress can be the catalist
turns a few burning embers into a full blown blazing fire.
If you are related to a Bipolar person it is imperative that take care of yourself physically and
emotionally. This means eating right, sleeping enough, stress reduction techniques, leading
a low key, low demand lifestyle. I found out first hand last holiday, by unknowingly dating a bi-polar son of someone I know. What a shock, I thought first it was ME, that I was pushing all the wrong buttons and got the wrath. I noticed a pattern of his uncontrollable anger bursts, at every 2 weeks. He's 40, fairly intelligent, but can't deal with life, including getting a real job. His father, I think is in denial, and he's semi-supporting him by giving him work. Very sad. He should be on meds to help regulate his moods and live a more productive life. I ended my 2 months disaster dating this jerk (he treated me quite terribly) on Christmas eve. I was crushed and in total confused shock over the holidays. Haven't dated anyone since then....!
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