How do you make others understand?
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How do you make others understand?
| Mon, 03-01-2004 - 9:06pm |
My current boyfriend of a year doesn't understand why I have such a negative attitude about things sometimes...and I've told him in the past that I go through depressions (like I'm bipolar) And sometimes he says I'm too pesimistic but I don't think he understands that I can't help it! and I feel like if evertime he says that to me, and I'm like "C'mon you know I'm bipolar" it just seems like a lame excuse but it's true! I mean how do I make him understand that this is who I am and I really trully can't help it because it really isn't something you can help! (how do you make anyone understand without seeming lame?)

Do you take medication? Anyways I think sitting down with him and talking about it to him is a good way to help him understand. Another way is to have some pamphlets around the house about bipolar. Maybe he will pick them up and look at them sometime, and then that way he can understand it better. I wish you the best of luck and take care :)
Hi Jen!
*hugs
Caly and dreamy had some great suggestions to offer you and I hope that I can do the same...
I am bipolar I was diagnosed last year and in the begining I would owe everything to me being bipolar if I was mad sad depressed angry it was all because I was bipolar not because they were real true emotions it was my crutch for so long not just with others but with myself and I am now starting to owe up to my feelings realizing that yes I do have a hard time controlling my emotions and anger but they do not control me I can figure out what is triggering my and work myself out of it but at times I go off before I can stop myself.
I try to educate people on it I tell my sister about it my mom about it anyone who is in my life has been educated in that area those not too close to me I dont talk about it much with them if at all.
just try the best you can to give your boyfriend as much info as possible that way he has the education he needs to understand you.
Good luck
Erin