my boyfriend suffers from bipolar disorder and has lately forgotten short periods of time. he has been under alot of stress & has had very bad moments of rage. is this due to his bipolar??
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Q: Can bipolar disorder cause periods of time to be forgotten?
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7/28/08 2:52pm
I BLACK OUT JUST AS IF I WERE DRINKING WHEN HEAVY EMOTION IS INVOLVED, PARTICULARLY AROUND CHRISTMAS TIME AND INTO JANUARY AND FEBRUARY.
WHEN THIS HAPPENED I HAD MY HEART BROKEN TICE BY THE SAME MAN--MIGHT SOUND CHEESEY BUT THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I HURT DEEP DOWN IN MY SPIRIT.
THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN THE WINTERS OF 2005 AND 2007. I FIND I CANNOT REMEMBER THE WHENS AND WHERES OR THE DAYS. I HAVE TO REPEATEDLY SAY I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. MY MUM IS MY PRIMARY SUPPORT PERSON, SO TO SPEAK, AND IT SCARES HER TO DEATH WHEN I ABSOLUTELY HAVE NO MEMORY OF PRETTY IMPORTANT OR INTENSE PERIODS OF TIME.
AS TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT YOUR BOYFRIEND. IF HE IS STILL HAVING HUGE RAGE HE NEEDS TO TELL HIS PRESCRIPTION WRITER (PSYCHIATRIST) AND HIS COUNSELOR (A PH.D PSYCHOLOGIST). IF HE DOESN'T ADDRESS IT: YOU NEED TO LEAVE, CUT YOUR LOSSES AND GO. RAGE IS RAGE NO MATTER WHAT THE SITUATION. pROTECT YOIURSELF BECAUSE (1) YOU ARE NOT GOING TO CHANGE HIM AND (2) YOU MIGHT BE THE ONE WHO GETS HURT BADLY (PHYSICALLY).
I CAN'T REMEMBER
8/15/08 8:03pm
YES, BIPOLAR DISORDER CAN CAUSE PERIODS WHERE THERE IS NO MEMORY OF WHAT HAS TAKEN PLACE. MY BOYFRIEND RECENTLY HAD SUCH A PERIOD OF MEMORY LOSS, OR BLACK-OUT. HE HAS ALSO BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH BORDER LINE PERSONALITY DISORDER AND HAS AT LEAST 9 PERSONALITIES THAT TEND TO HOLD SWAY FROM TIME TO TIME. ON THIS PARTICULAR OCASSION, HIS GOOD, LOVING PERSONALITY, THAT LOVES ME, STRUGGLED WITH AN EVIL STRANGER THAT WANTED TO HURT ME. HE HAD BROKEN INTO A RAGE, FOLLOWING SEVERAL PHONECALLS, DEALING WITH A FAMILY MEMBER AND HIS EX-PARTNER. HIS LOVING SIDE WANTED ME TO LET HIM GO FROM THE APARTMENT TO DEAL WITH AN ISSUE. I RESTRAINED HIM, AS I FEARED FOR HIS SAFETY AND HIS VERY LIFE IF HE WERE TO DO AS HE WISHED. HIS LOVING SIDE TRIED TO PERSUADE ME.HE EVEN BROKE TWO WINDOW WITH HIS OWN HEAD, GASHING HIS CHEEK IN THE PROCESS, TO SHOW ME THAT HE HAD TO LEAVE. HIS EVIL SIDE JUST WANTED TO LEAVE AND TO HURT ME IF NEED BE. IN THE END, HIS EVIL SIDE STRUCK OUT, SPLITTING MY LIP AND GIVING ME TWO BLACK EYES. BUT HIS LOVING SIDE WOULD NOT LET ANYTHING FURTHER PROGRESS AND THE STRUGGLE ENDED WITH BOTH OF US FALLING ASLEEP ON THE FLOOR OF HIS APARTMENT, BLOOD FROM BOTH OF US SOAKING INTO THE PILLOW WE SHARED.
THE NEXT MORNING, HE REMEMBERED NOTHING, AND BURST INTO HEARTBROKEN TEARS AT WHAT HE HAD DONE TO MY FACE. HE SAID HE WAS SORRY..AND I TOLD HIM I HAD FORGIVEN HIM EVEN AS HE HIT ME. HE THEN ASKED FOR ME TO TELL HIM EVERYTHING THAT HAD TAKEN PLACE. I TOLD HIM OF THE PHONE CALLS AND HOW HIS RAGE AND ANGER HAD KICKED IN IMMEDIATELY. BEFORE THAT CALL, WE HAD BEEN ON OUR WAY TO AN EVENING OF LOVING... BUT THAT HAD CHANGED QUICKLY.
HE ADMITTED THAT HE HAD NOT BEEN TAKING HIS MEDICATIONS...SERAQUEL, LITHIUM AND TRAZADONE...AND THAT HAD ONLY ADDED TO HIS RAGE. HE TOLD ME HE WOULD NOT BLAME ME IF I LEFT AND NEVER SPOKE TO HIM AGAIN...
I TOLD HIM I WAS NOT GOING TO DO THAT. FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, I HAVE TOLD HIM THAT I AM IN FOR IT ALL WITH HIM..THE GOOD AND THE BAD. AND THAT EVENING WAS BAD. THE REST HAS BEEN GOOD. AND ITS NOT LIKE HE HAS NEVER WARNED ME OF THE EVIL STRANGER LURKING INSIDE. HE NEVER WANTED ME TO MEET HIM..AND MOST ASSUREDLY, IN THAT WAY. I HAD HEARD HIS WORDS, BUT NOT TAKEN THEM SERIOUSLY. NOW, I KNOW THAT STRANGER CAN HURT ME, AND I WILL KNOW TO BACK OFF. HE HAS TOLD ME TO TALK..NOT TO TRY RESTRAINT. AND I KNOW NOW, THAT I CANNOT DO ANYTHING WHEN HE IS IN THAT MOOD.
I WILL NOT LEAVE HIM. I LOVE HIM. HE IS A GOOD MAN WITH A GOOD HEART AND DEEP CARING FOR ME. BUT I WILL NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE AGAIN, THINKING THAT I CAN SWAY HIM WITH MY FEELINGS FOR HIM. I KNOW THAT EVIL STRANGER WILL NOW ALLOW IT.
AND THE THING IS..I DO NOT EVEN HATE THAT STANGER, AS HE IS A PART OF MY LOVER. I HAVE JUST LEARNED TO RESPECT HIM.
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