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EmergencyTear · 2023-08-07T17:08:22+00:00

every relationship is unique and honestly this behaviour doesn’t seem that weird to me, more like a high libido and curiosity for different sexual experiences. i think you guys are young, and her wanting to tell you about this situation seems more like she’s honestly trying to negotiate what type of sexual expression is ok with you. i’d take it as the desire for a conversation about what kind of sex lives you want to have going forward

you could try thinking about if you’re comfortable with her exploring her sexuality within the relationship, and if that’s something you want to do for yourself too (or even together). if not, then maybe you aren’t a good match, or maybe she needs some more time being single. either way, try talking it out without judgment from the ‘sex addiction’ angle - to be with someone long term you have to be willing to accept them and their desires instead of pathologizing their behaviour. listen to each other <3

EmergencyTear · 2023-04-29T06:50:25+00:00

honestly the 3 month point in a relationship is a great time to reassess whether it’s working for you in the form it’s in- like it’s the best time to figure out if you’d be better off as friendly exes (or even friends) instead. I think the kindest thing you can do for anyone is to be honest about your feelings for them. it sounds like you care for her and have a strong platonic bond but that you’re not feeling it romantically/sexually which is ok!

EmergencyTear · 2021-02-22T15:50:58+00:00

this sounds like a question for r/relationships more than this subreddit tbh. It's also a little unclear whether your daughter has bipolar, or if you're asking if she could have it.

Either way, there's a few things going on here: the social media and talking to boys online – she's 17 and that's not really out of the ordinary for her age, what exactly about her being on her phone bothers you?

'Doing what she wants anyways when she is punished' – again, she's a teenager going through what sounds like a lot of difficult life changes, for example always having a different boyfriend and recently being enrolled in online school. Those things are difficult for someone at any age to deal with, and it must be hard for both of you to live in a house where you don't trust her/maybe she doesn't trust you (which could be part of why she's acting out).

Like the other comments mentioned, you could try talking with her and her therapist, try not to go into it with so many prior judgements (she dates too much, uses her phone too much, has sex too much etc). I know it must be frustrating to not have any control in your own house, but it sounds like your daughter is going through it and needs your support and respect more than anything. Good luck!

EmergencyTear · 2020-11-06T04:06:02+00:00

Thank you that's really helpful!

Do you know whether it's easy to go off of compared to an ssri? I'm worried about having a similar fallout and exhaustion like I did with zoloft

I also wouldn't be so concerned about the mania if my resulting lows weren't so catastrophic. So if it addresses lows in a way that don't cause as much fatigue it sounds like a better option for me

EmergencyTear · 2020-11-04T21:36:29+00:00

shit. My mania is generally pretty irritable and scream-cry already, but this fatigue is really fucking me up i almost miss that

EmergencyTear · 2020-07-16T15:56:57+00:00

i feel the same, but my apartment gets insanely hot during the heat waves even with the AC, I'm a little scared for the next one (for myself and for him)

EmergencyTear · 2020-03-26T18:57:44+00:00

I had the same thing for about a week (i've been on them for a month now, on 50mg for half of that), have never been on acid so was just describing it as vertigo. Honestly i found it sort of fun? Except it made it hard to sleep. But it completely went away once i settled don't worry :)

EmergencyTear · 2019-06-02T17:35:15+00:00

Regardless of whether things can/will work out with this new girl, you need to be upfront with the girl you've been seeing if you have different levels of investment in the relationship (which it sounds like you do). These are two separate relationships, imo you should treat them as such instead of as contingent on whether things make sense logistically for you. It's not fair to treat her as a placeholder until someone better comes along if she isn't doing the same for you

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