Posted by ultra on May 4, 2008, at 11:10:35
In reply to maybe bipolar or schizoaffective?, posted by med_empowered on May 4, 2008, at 5:16:50
Over the last year of dating him, I thought he definitely was bipolar. He agreed, and it is probably in addition to the schizophrenia. He was in cognitive therapy, but quit because his family was paying for it. He does not want to depend on them for anything and has no health insurance. He cannot afford treatment without their help. I used to call them and ask for their help, but unfortunately I do not get along with them anymore. They have a strained relationship because of his behavioral issues. He tried to hang himself in my back yard, so I called his mother. His father called him that night. He explained his way out of it by saying that he was merely trying to get women to listen to him. As he gets older they have lost the ability to take care of him. His family and I do not speak anymore (long story). He is self employed and lacks ambition to work most of the time. He will blame everyone around him for his problems and it seems completely rational in his mind. At one point he was homeless and refused to stay with them. I cannot get him help. If he loses a game (poker, board game or his basketball team losing) he will believe it is due to the will of others not having faith in him. Sometimes cutting or burning himself for losingor threaten suicide because he is a loser and does not deserve to live. This is a fraction of his symptoms. I could write a novel of episodes. I am so tired and frustrated.
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