My boyfriend triggers my irritability during mania :(

Support Needed :nervous:

Hey y'all so I'm type 1 and I have a super awesome boyfriend that cares and wants to be helpful, but I'm getting manic around him for the first time, and I'm starting to see a pattern I don't like:(

His way of getting through life is humor, but it gets a bit excessive. Usually I just let him be and laugh with him and, if it's not funny, I just communicate that. Unfortunately, now that I'm shifting, I've noticed that not only am I having a really hard time being understanding while he coped with humor and I don't feel like I'm being taken seriously, but I struggle to empathize with his adhd too.

I feel like a horrible person, I love him so much, but when I'm in this state I'm like very VERY productive and time conscious and he struggles with time and is forgetful. I don't know what to do to stop the irritability. I'm on seroquel, a lot of it, but this thing in particular it just doesn't help. I need someone to talk to or some advice:p is it time to try a mood stabilizer or is this more of a therapy situation or a character flaw on my part ?

Mods, for the love of god please be nice to me about this post. This community is STRICT but I am REALLY struggling. Thanks.

Posted Aug 11, 2025, 1:10 PM UTC · locked

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