Can anyone find these old blogs from Julie a fast that Google ai and grok keeps telling me about called 4 keys to keeping bonds strong amid the push pull cycle.
I searched Google and grok and they keep linking me to this post but it 404s and apparently what happened to me Sunday is super common and julie wrote about it and im trying to find it and need help finding it.
https://www.bphope.com/blog/4-keys-to-keeping-bonds-strong-amid-the-push-pull-of-bipolar/
https://www.bphope.com/blog/bipolar-relationships-navigating-the-push-pull/
But here's the core snippet from Julie Fast's 2019 piece 4 Keys to Keeping Bonds Strong Amid the Push-Pull of Bipolar (the one you linked—scroll to the Understand the Push-Pull Cycle section, starting around paragraph 4). It's the closest match for the this is too much push, followed by the lifeline warning and silence: > The push-pull dynamic in bipolar relationships is exhausting. During an episode, the person with bipolar might feel overwhelmed and guarded, pushing their partner away with words like 'This is too much—I can't do this anymore. It's over.' It feels urgent and final, like a breakup. But right after, the real person often breaks through with a lifeline—a quick tag like 'Wait, that's not me. I'm shutting down now, and it's hitting you hardest because you're the one I love most. Give me space; this storm will pass.
Posted Dec 9, 2025, 8:59 AM UTC