AH, so my first hunch was mentioned by the MDs...bipolar is the same thing as Manic Depression. But was she ever accurately Diagnosed? Was she on Lithium at all?
Yes, if her hypomanic states (euphoria etc) corresponded with being with OM, that IS tough to fight. She's probably unwilling to see that such an upswing is temporary, and she'd eventually swing back down, perhaps even FURTHER (since he sounds like a jerk) in no time.
Something's still niggling me about the BPD possibility too, though. It's quite common for folks with BPD to engage in "splitting", that is, they tend to see people and situations as "all good" or "all bad". They tend to admire people, put them on a pedestal at first...but if they are "let down" in any way, that person crashes to the floor in their estimation....
For example: The therapist who at first seems like a "saviour" might mention something that doesn't jive with the BPD's POV or is critical, and suddenly they are a "Quack!"...BPD sufferers are also likely to sabotage themselves at critical life junctures...like dropping out of therapy or stopping meds just when they might be working, switching majors, jobs, religions, friends etc.
Not sure at all, KAW, just throwing stuff out there.
