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Okay so I'm bipolar 1 and I always flirt with guys, like everywhere I go, I could be walking my dog and flirt with some guy even in a relationship I flirt, it's like I need the attention, and My relationships don't last because I'm bipolar, but more so because I flirt, is it normal?
Why would you blame it on being bipolar?????
And I never thought flirting as cheating.
Some people with bipolar are highly sexual when in their mania stage and it is quite common for some to become unusually flirtatious or even promiscuous during this period. So a temporarily heightened libido can be a consequence of bipolar.
I'm bipolar and I never blamed it on my disorder. It's not the disorder. It's you. No excuses.
Fair enough, but some people aren't that capable of controlling themselves during hypomania. It's not taking away responsibility by being honest about what such a mood disorder can do, it just helps explain certain behaviour.
I mean, in so much as the disorder is part of you, it's the disorder AND you. Not one or the other.
Oh and of course add to that the usual 'risk taking behaviour' and impulsivity that commonly comes with a manic episode.
It might not be cheating, but I'm sure most guys would be rightly pissed if their girlfriend constantly flirted with any random guy she met. I know I wouldn't like it and I know it would be enough to make me end a relationship with her if it didn't change, bipolar or not.
I guess flirting wouldn't be considered cheating if you were a swinger or a polygamist. To each their own. I guess it's normal though to flirt, it's something humans do. lol
I learned in psychology class that being bipolar actually can make some people flirtatious and want sex more. It's weird. Medication can make it worse... I actually knew someone who was bipolar as well; she was very promiscuous
I can't decide on whether its normal or not, are you flirting regardless of your condition? Then i would totally find you unfaithful.
If because of your condition, you flirted in response... I could wrap my head around it, but there would have to be a whole lot of something going on in between for someone to support you through it.
Being bipolar has nothing to do with being slutty take responsibility for your actions
Even if you do blame your bipolar, I wouldn't go around outwardly saying it. And I think the more you shove blame off, the less you're willing to do about it yourself.
Just because I'm bipolar doesn't mean I blame my impulsive spending problem on it. Last time I checked my debit card has my name on it, not "Bipolar Disorder."
Well he actually never supports me, so I guess I go out and try to get that attention. But I only do it when I'm in a mania state. So I'm now sure if its because of my bipolar or because of him
Probably a combination of both.
That's a funny thing people always seem to forget about cheating, not that I consider flirting to be cheating. It's not nice and it hurts someone but often it happens because there are problems in the relationship to begin with.
Hey sweetheart so long as you convert, i.e. put out at least for every 2nd bloke you flirt with.