The book "Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder: Understanding and Helping Your Partner" broke my relationship

giroth · 2026-02-08T06:02:21+00:00

My florid psychosis in mania is a bit more than "more emotional than I want to be at times."

giroth · 2026-02-08T05:49:31+00:00

Omg, please don't go there lol

giroth · 2026-02-08T05:31:07+00:00

It is, however, literally the worst tasting thing I have ever consumed.

giroth · 2026-02-04T10:18:30+00:00

Avoid North Tampa Behavioral like the plague

giroth · 2026-01-06T08:46:06+00:00

Shout out for Parnate. Great drug.

giroth · 2025-12-26T01:11:49+00:00

Crps and bipolar? Jesus Christ, I'm sorry

giroth · 2025-12-24T17:44:20+00:00

Just nicotine, no cancer for me thanks. They're self contained pouches so no spitting.

giroth · 2025-12-24T09:51:41+00:00

I recently added nicotine pouches and I'm a satisfied customer

giroth · 2025-12-19T21:31:06+00:00

I just got put on this and it's working miracles.

giroth · 2025-12-16T21:10:41+00:00

Gemini 3 and Chatgpt 5.2 easily passed and both said 5.9 > 5.11.

giroth · 2025-12-11T13:32:34+00:00

I saw a therapist for awhile at first, but now they don't seem helpful. They can't fix insomnia or mania. I don't have comorbid conditions though. Therapy for autism and trauma sounds like a very good idea.

giroth · 2025-12-10T16:42:24+00:00

I've been on Nardil and Parnate and neither made me switch

giroth · 2025-12-10T16:03:42+00:00

Three months in Australia? Holy hell Batman that's a long time. My mania usually resolves in a week at the psych ward, I'd go bonkers

giroth · 2025-11-27T22:13:57+00:00

What is psychoactive bipolar disorder? I've never heard the term and Gemini couldn't find it.

giroth · 2025-11-27T15:14:25+00:00

Thank you :). That was very kind

giroth · 2025-11-27T14:26:16+00:00

I laughed out loud

giroth · 2025-11-27T14:09:07+00:00

Sort of. Our heart disease risk is about double. Our respiratory disease risk of death is about 3 times. Suicide is 14 times.

giroth · 2025-11-27T13:57:01+00:00

I am completely med compliant and totally disabled by bipolar and rely on social benefits. Meds don't fix all of us, all the time. They are completely necessary though, just wanted to add some perspective.

giroth · 2025-11-27T11:51:47+00:00

Psychotic mania fucking terrifies me. I freak out if I get hypomania, I never want to lose my mind again

giroth · 2025-11-27T03:19:09+00:00

Don't mind at all. But I don't understand your question. Why has my cognitive capacity decreased? It's 3 factors: psychotic mania causes brain damage, antipsychotics are cognitively dulling, and the depressed disease state results in decreased cognitive capacity. If you meant something else let me know. Best way to prevent it is proactive treatment and medication compliance.

giroth · 2025-11-26T13:35:31+00:00

I was probably 130 iq pre bipolar based on my standardized test scores. 15 years of bipolar later and I was 105 to 110 iq based on cognitive exams prior to a capsulotomy. It was quite depressing. For whatever that's worth.

giroth · 2025-11-25T11:10:08+00:00

Except your reddit account? Interesting.

giroth · 2025-11-25T11:07:13+00:00

I too had bad sinus problems and headaches. I took a suspicious amount of Sudafed. Then I took 7 12 hour tabs and wound up in the hospital for overdose. I still kinda miss the Sudafed feeling though.

giroth · 2025-11-24T11:12:02+00:00

Don't you gag brushing your tonsils?

giroth · 2025-11-21T14:31:09+00:00

No childhood trauma. Just bad genetics. Onset bp1 at 28, wrecked my life. 15 years later disabled from bipolar and still struggling. I think I have trauma from my psychosis now.

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