How do I tell man I have met that I have bipolar?
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I disagree. If you've only started seeing this man, I feel it's far too early to tell him. I'm sure he hasn't told you absolutely everything that's happened in his life just yet either (everybody has skeletons in their closet!).
See how things go. Let him get to know YOU first, not your illness. I suffered from anorexia and depression and told my ex boyfriend about it in the first week of our relationship. When I told him him about it, all he wanted to do was try and 'cure' me (which, at the time, suited me!) but eventually the relationship turned from a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship to carer-patient which was a disaster. When I eventually recovered and there was no illness anymore, we discovered we had nothing in common. Unfortunately this was six years later and we had a child together by then. Maybe if I hadn't told him so early we would have discovered after a short while that we weren't compatible and things would have been completely different.
You are under no obligation in the early stages of a relationship to divulge EVERYTHING so, as I said, let him get to know the real you and then tell him about your illness.
I wish you the best of luck with it all.
just ask if hes heard of it and what he thinks of people with it-
if you get a negative response look elsewhere
This is a hard question to answer. Try to be honest with him. Don't "hide" it, but you don't have to tell him right away either. We all have things that are personal, and we want to know that we are sharing with someone trustworthy. I guess tell him when you feel comfortable enough with him that you trust him. Or if it comes up in a conversation, don't hide it.
Tell him. I had a girlfriend with bipolar, and she told me. Be a bit difficult to conceal for any length of time anyway, wouldn't it! Just tell him.
Better to explain your illness as sensitively as you can. But rather than labelling it as bipolar why not just tell him about the effects it has on you. If you give it the label first he may form his on impression of what that means before you have a chance to explain.
Best of luck.
I don't think you should if it's not a serious relationship. See if the two of you really click first, consider if he's someone you could see yourself with in the future. Make sure you tell him that the Bipolar is under control, and that you take your medicine. Have pamphlets around, material for him to read. Let him know that if it's treated properly, you're able to live a fulfilling life, and a high quality of life.
Don't scare him off right away by mentioning Bipolar..some people still have a negative way they view mental illnesses.
I would disagree with the lady who said Bipolar always shows, there's many forms of Bipolar. I'm not saying that you should hide it, There's some people who suffer from the illness that you wouldn't suspect. Some cases are more severe than others, while some tend to be mild.
Tell him. Bipolar disorder has had a fair amount of positive coverage lately, so if he is in the least bit media savvy he may be more prepared than you realise... and as the post up there says, it is difficult to hide Bipolarity for any length of time (although that broadly depends on you and your regime)
there moods sad happy mad every mintue i have that problem
I'd want to be told right away. If you have a serious mood disorder (sometimes called manic depression) people you might be interested romantically have a right to know.
Tell him when you are comfortable doing so.
You might have hormone imbalance scan through this list
http://www.ylcf.org/hormone-imbalance/06...
I'm guessing as the onset seems to be about the time of puberty = something to do with hormones in my book. Use a diary to record the dates of the start of your periods and the dates of the highs and the lows.
This is the link to my web page regarding hormone tests
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1 do an on line hormone test http://www.johnleemd.com/store/resource_...
2 do an appropriate saliva test and obtain results
3 get the results & discuss with a NPIS doctor or educate your GP/MD
I have searched for “natural progesterone bipolar” and only found one hit
Search the web for “natural progesterone depression” and you will find pages such as this
http://www.natural-progesterone-advisory...
One in five women can expect to develop clinical depression during their lifetime. Regardless of age, race, or income clinical depression can occur in any woman, and can be serious enough to lead to suicide.
Depression is second only to high blood pressure as a chronic condition encountered by primary care physicians. It is estimated that 10% of people who visit their physician suffer from major depression, although it in most cases it goes unrecognized or inadequately treated. # # #
Some success stories in using natural progesterone
http://www.womhoo.com/index.asp?pageacti...
http://www.natural-progesterone-advisory...
http://www.npis.info/casestudies.htm...
I hope this sets you on the road to recovery .. To answer your question any time soon, be gentle with him. If he is the right person for you he will provide the support you need.
It's a difficult one - you don't tell him and things get serious - he would feel like you witheld some pretty crucial information from him and may be angry. You tell him too early and he may be put off. I would see him a few times - you should know after a couple of dates whether this is going to be a regular thing or not - tell him then.
I think you should wait until your sure that your going to have a relationship with this guy, when you've built up trust then just tell him, bi polar is an illness that you can control it doesnt have to control you. Wishing you all the best.
Tell him you're "bi"
That way he'll get lots of fantasies about the "other woman" hehe
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