Hi all,I am new to the boards! Wow, where to start? I am having my first "conscious" manic episode, in that I know I am having one. I am a woman in my late twenties and have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The last few weeks have been quite a ride! I started to notice that something was wrong when about 4 weeks ago my libido spiked through the roof! I though about sex all the time and masturbated too much, asked for sex more and started to not sleep as much and all the other symptoms of mania. I actually did not know it was mania until I googled "high libido" I saw repeatedly that biploar disorders came up. I need some help. You might think that my husband is in heaven, but he is not. I am so demanding and I am so particular as to how I want things to play out, where, how, how often, what to say...during...ugh. It is very weird and I just saw my doctor about it yesterday. I guess this is usually not a problem for the husbands, but in my case it is, as my husband is not as sexual as I am usually anyways. I read up on the symptons of mania and am afraid of what I read regarding promiscuity. Any suggestions? I feel I have been insensitive to my husband. I apologized today to him. I feel soo bad for him, I am starting to make him feel sexually insecure and he should not, I am the problem here! He is actually great in bed and I think I am starting to give him doubt about that. Any help would be appreaciated, thank you.[/b]
life is wonderful, you just have to try different keys to open the door
I've learned to live with frustrution and self control. It's one of the paradoxes of BP....something that feels this good is so bad. It definitely can cause problems with mates. As far as libido goes you'd think it'd be easier to increase theirs than decrease ours considering the state of modern chemistry.
You're very frank....I'm not sure that same openness will be returned. Sex seems to be a very prickly subject which is seldom discussed here. You might consider an alternative lifestyle that would afford you more of what you need while avoiding the pitfalls of promiscuity. It would require open minds all the way around. Good luck.
“You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.” Robin Williams
I guess I never thought I was being so frank. Hmm, well I guess I'm a pretty open person and so are my friends, but I want to stress to everyone that I believe in monogamy and am not interested in "other people" or what not, not sure if that is what some members were alluding to. I guess I do not want a lifestyle that supports this out of control feeling, you know? I always felt that my sexual apetite was pretty good and now, it's just in the way of what I feel is most important in a relationship which is love and respect and understanding. I just wanted to know if any women out there have had this problem, it's a very lonely feeling because woman are not traditionally looked at as having a problem with a high libido. Anyhow I am not out of control to the point that I am afraid that I might do something outside of my marriage, but out of control in the sense that I am hurting the one who I love the most.
life is wonderful, you just have to try different keys to open the door
Didn't mean to offend you...I've employed unorthodoxed solutions to intractable problems without alienating anyone.
As you can see, only I responded. I've found that, for the most part, women won't openly discuss sexual problems and probably consider you a threat. Again...good luck.
“You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.” Robin Williams
HIGH LIBIDO, the good, bad and ugly
Posted - 08/19/2010 : 19:56:13
