AITAH for using my bipolar disorder to ghost guys
okay context - about a month ago i started a new antidepressant (wellbutrin) which triggered my first ever manic episode & led me being diagnosed w/ bipolar II disorder.
i've been off that medication for about a week-2 weeks now, but i still feel incredibly unstable. the other night (friday/saturday i think??) my roommate convinced me to have a guy over since her boyfriend was spending the weekend with us. me & this guy had hung out multiple times before & he knew about my current instability.
a few hours into the hangout, it was like a flip switched. i don't know if it was the mania, or if i got the "ick", but i physically couldn't tolerate him anymore. i pulled my roommate aside & told her i was feeling super unstable & like i was a risk to myself, and having him around was making everything worse. i felt bad, but i genuinely could not stand to be around him for another SECOND. i ended up locking myself in my room and spiraling for a few hours before i went to sleep.
the next morning, he had called me multiple asking if i was okay (i guess my roommate had told him i went crazy again). i found out he ended up sleeping on the couch that night & left early in the morning. it's been 2-3 days and i still haven't texted/called him.
i dont know if this has to do with my mental health right now, or if it's something to do with him, but he's definitely under the impression that it's nothing to do with him & everything to do with my bipolar.
does this make me the asshole??
Posted Apr 6, 2026, 1:09 AM UTC · locked