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Old 11-03-2004, 09:49 AM   #1
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the way you act around others v.s. around people you are close to

I know this question is quite general,, and people are on there best behavior around people they arent close to,, and im not even sure if my ex is bipolar but she does show alot of the signs,, all except of being depressed,, which she may hide well,, i have seen her down in the dumps with very rapid weight changes in the past..... but i havent seen the depressed crying etc.etc. { but maybe i wouldnt know about that side ,,and she doesnt show it to anyone ?

When she is around me and her family she is can be very clusmy at times,, doesnt pay attention to what she is doing,, always in a rush rush rush, unless she is tired, which is usually at the flick of a switch then she becomes tired and cranky all at once... She is very apt to just let go whats on her mind without thinking about what she is saying,, not very understaning about things ,, jeliousy often get's in the way... can be fidigy,, very very low amount of patience,,,she def used to throw alot of temper tantrums if she doesnt get her way,, compares things and is usually alot more negative than positive ,, and seems to think alot of things are "unfair"..., needs more than normal amount of attention ,,, seems to get the idea that when i do certain things she can complain about it but when she does the same things or worse it doesnt seem to be an issue,,{maybe its because it's a decision she made ,,,,,, she can be very stubborn and unrealistic not seeing my ideas or sides to the story.... NOT always though..... it only seems that she shows this side to me or her family.....

now with other people that she isnt really close it seems she pays attention much more.. slows herself down,, doesnt have the comments or outburst's nearly as often,,isnt negative about things around them,, acts cherry all the time,,OVERLY, outgoing ,and friendly ,,

 
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Re: the way you act around others v.s. around people you are close to

Just being around someone with BP can be an experience. Oh the tells that I could tell about the wife.
She can turn it off in a heart beat around some people. They will ask in privete, is she still sick?
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Re: the way you act around others v.s. around people you are close to

if i had just met my ex the only thing that would be somewhat obvious is that she might be moving kinda fast with everything she does,,, and maybe over talkative,,thats about it,But when she drinks i believe after a couple she def lets herself go a little,,, there will be times when she can drink a beer and be kinda drunk and times where she will drink 10 beers and it will barely affect her... around my family she is fine,, I just remember one christmas when she turned into a little kid when we were opening presents and got all hiper and excited looking for the presents for everyone

but around me most of the time i can see it in her eyes when we are talking about something ,, she can be very easily distracted by something,, or just change the subject in the middle of a conversation,, i know she has different things going on in her head at a time and its more

I hvae a feeling it can be controlled when it needs to be in some cases but its much easier to let go and be yourself,,, if anyone can awnser this thank you

 
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Re: the way you act around others v.s. around people you are close to

In my experience you can hide it if you work at it hard enough. Problem is, little stuff still slips through because thats the real you. If I try very hard I can hide it too, but I generally find it to be more work than it is worth without completely reinventing a "character" to play. I'm an actor so sometimes when around new people I just do play a character of who I want to be, but it's hard to keep up indefinitely even with my training if you're trying to do it all the time. That's probably why she "let's go" around you and your family. You all are familiar and constant so she can't "act" the every time she's with you. It's not a scientific theory but that's my guess

 
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Re: the way you act around others v.s. around people you are close to

the thing is im not saying she can totally hide it around others,,its just that i probally pay attention to her more and follow the differnt things she does,,, while other's dont notice it, because they are not looking for it..... some people are mor hiper than others some more quiet than others,,,she just becomes a different person around people she is close to ,, i remember a remark she said years ago when i asked her to pay attention to what she says sometimes,, and she did that in the past and she hates it

 
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