Posted by Cynthia_Greene on April 19, 2007, at 9:54:27
Okay, this might be a long post. I gratefully thank anyone who has the patience to read it and offer advice, because I'm really freaked out and distraught right now.
I'm putting this post in Psychobabble because it has a lot to do with a friend who went off his antipsychotic meds and fell apart.
I got involved with a guy who was diagnosed as bipolar and given Seroquel. But we all are starting to think the diagnosis was incorrect. I think he's got borderline personality disorder. He has moodswings, but they're very brief. He prefers to avoid trouble and conflict of other people, but "invents" drama and makes up personal problems like some hypochondriac to get attention. He also seems to have identity trouble. Can't hold a job, doesn't know what to do with his future, and is even confused about whether he's straight or bisexual.
He's one of the most amazing, intelligent, sweet people I've ever known, but he just can't keep himself together. It hurts so bad to see him go on a downward spiral because he's hit rock bottom several times before and not learned from it. I know he could do so much with himself if he could just get some serious help and remain stable for a while.
The trouble started when he went off the Seroquel. Last weekend, he didn't show up for a brand new job he had kept for 2 days, crashed his car, then took off on a bicycle. Before leaving, he tried to call me, but I missed his call by about 20 minutes. He has no cell phone. I've been keeping in touch with his family and friends, but none of them know where he is except that he's in my city on bicycle, going from place to place each night. So far, he hasn't gone back home to get his clothes or stuff yet.
I wonder why he hasn't called me again. I'd offer him a place to stay for a while and try to get him help one last time if I had the chance to talk to him. I feel like its's worth it because when we were together, he was always very sweet and affectionate and never treated me badly, other than being absentminded and sort of selfish occasionally. None of his friends or family care; they've all given up on him completely. Should I keep trying to track him down?
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