Is my girlfriend bi-polar?!
Question:
Is my girlfriend bi-polar?
Ive been with her for 2 and a half years now...and have never loved any body as much as i love her. We've been through more things than u can imagine...and still are in love with eachother just as much if not more than ever. However, in the last year or so, ive noticed that she gets into these mood swings...yea i knw pms and all that, but this happens randomly throught the month, and WAY worse than pms. one minute shell be yelling at me and arguing over something very stupid...and the next shell be crying tellin me how sorry she is tellin me how great i am..blah blah blah
should i be worried or is she just bein a normal pmsing woman? Oh, and btw, whenever i bring it up...she gets pissed off at me and i have to end up saying sorry, never getting anywhere with her about the bi-polar stuff...i'd really appreciate the help.
Answers:
First of all, its awesome how much you care and love your girlfriend!
Please look up the symptoms of bi-polar :
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/bipolar_... .
"Having moodswings" does not make someone bi-polar. She does not sound like she has the clinical symptoms of bi-polar disorder. To be honest, mood swings are often a sign of depression, the fact that she feels anger then remorse afterwards also points to depression. It could also be hormonal, you could figure this out if she were willing to track her symptoms (sounds like she is not). Either way, both problems, if of a chemical nature, can easily be cured by a very light antidepressant called SSRI (prozac,lexapro,celexa, zoloft...). If it seems she has a "reason" for the depression getting her in with a good therapist can teach her to process her depression and challange her depressive thoughts.
Sounds like you love her very very much. Make sure when you are talking to her you convey that you are not judging her or blaming her. People with depression often have skewed thinking...she may feel your attacking her when you are simply trying to have a discussion about your concerns.
What a great boyfriend for being so supportive. Good luck to you both.