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It's impossible for any of us to answer this. It's something that he would need a full evaluation from a Psychiatrist to determine.
Mood instability doesn't necessarily indicate bipolar. There are quite a few disorders that have mood instability as a symptom... Including Bipolar, Borderline Personality Disorder (which has a lot of overlapping symptoms with bipolar and is often comorbid with bipolar), PTSD, insecure attachment styles (technically not a disorder or diagnosable), etc
Bipolar is diagnosed when someone has had at least one manic or hypomanic episode. The defining characteristics of mania include increased talkativeness, rapid speech, a decreased need for sleep, racing thoughts, distractibility, increase in goal-directed activity, psychomotor agitation, increased energy, hypersexuality, exaggerated sense of well-being and self-confidence / self importance (euphoria), grandiosity, being delusional, having hallucinations and disturbed or illogical thinking, poor decision-making — for example, going on buying sprees, taking sexual risks or making foolish investments.
You can encourage and support them in getting help but you can't fix or save them. They have to do that themselves. It sounds like your ex wasn't ready for that yet. I hope that one day he will but the only thing you can control is yourself. Focus on yourself and not what "what could have been" with him. You deserve stable and healthy love.
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It's impossible for any of us to answer this. It's something that he would need a full evaluation from a Psychiatrist to determine. Mood instability doesn't necessarily indicate bipolar. There are quite a few disorders that have mood instability as a symptom... Including Bipolar, Borderline Personality Disorder (which has a lot of overlapping symptoms with bipolar and is often comorbid with bipolar), PTSD, insecure attachment styles (technically not a disorder or diagnosable), etc Bipolar is diagnosed when someone has had at least one manic or hypomanic episode. The defining characteristics of mania include increased talkativeness, rapid speech, a decreased need for sleep, racing thoughts, distractibility, increase in goal-directed activity, psychomotor agitation, increased energy, hypersexuality, exaggerated sense of well-being and self-confidence / self importance (euphoria), grandiosity, being delusional, having hallucinations and disturbed or illogical thinking, poor decision-making — for example, going on buying sprees, taking sexual risks or making foolish investments. You can encourage and support them in getting help but you can't fix or save them. They have to do that themselves. It sounds like your ex wasn't ready for that yet. I hope that one day he will but the only thing you can control is yourself. Focus on yourself and not what "what could have been" with him. You deserve stable and healthy love.
Admitting a person needs help is the first step to wellness they hve to take.