wow- it sounds like he has a lot of issues. i am bipolar and i know that my relationships have never worked out well yet because mood swings makes it very difficult when you have to take someone else along for the ride. if you haven\'t yet, i think you need to talk to him about what is wrong. it\'s also extremely unfair of him to put all that pressure on to you, about dying and all. don\'t get stuck in a relationship because he\'s trapping you with his own self pity. you have to think of what you want and need too.

When my wife was dx\'ed as bipolar, she had been unstable for quite some time. I had feared for my life on more than one occasion (not to mention the lives of my daughters). Please, please get him the help he needs..or if he won\'t it would be safer on your part to bail..

Just my $0.02

Uther

Good luck

hmmmmmm a whole week... you can care about someone and hope they won\'t do something to themselves but no matter who they are or how much you care you can\'t watch them 24/7... ultimately the responsibility lies with each one of us... I hope you encourage your friend to get professional help... I do hope you stay just friends at this point and if he doesn\'t get help and a lot of it... friends forever...

He needs help and so will you if you already call him a boyfriend. Do not take this on it is more than you are capable of. We can talk anytime you want.

This person is right; run, don\'t walk, away. He has to face he needs help. When he does that, you can help him. I\'m bipolar and never begged anyone to marry in a week or even be in a relationship. Take care of you!!!

run! No just kidding. But after one week.. That is scary and sound like he would be a "full time job" . take care and get some healthy boundaries, you will need them.

I'll take the opposite argument here. Don't run yet. But don't let his issues negatively impact your livilhood (sp?). Try to be supportive, guiding him to some help. Maybe he's worth investing in. Don't pin the proverbial "scarlet letter" on him yet.

People with BP and even people that do not have BP can get too attached in a short time. If you care about him try to tell him he needs help and that he needs to go see a Dr. Tell him if he doesn't want to get himself help you don't want to deal with him any more. I know it sounds mean but I am BP and I hate that "normal" people have to deal with me at all when I am unstable. (I always feel unstable) But sometimes I am under control enough to deal with people. Maybe if he gets the right help you can be friends again. It is not easy dealing with a BP person but we are some of the most loving caring compassionate people you will ever meet.

I would run but stay in touch. I have dated men who wanted to marry me after a week and they weren't bp. Maybe he has something else. You don't need to play doctor here. Explain to him how his actions make you feel especially the crying and his telling you he wants to marry. It is unfair of him to put you under such pressure but it doesn't mean he is bipolar. It can take a long time for someone to be diagnosed (it took me years) and that's by professionals. I think you diagnosing someone is not your job. Your job is to look after yourself and this guy seems to be putting you under some pressure...that is unfair of him and the sooner you have it out with him the better.

whoa! If the marriage thing after one week and a laypersons diagnosis of bipolar you need to walk honey he has a tough road ahead of him. He has to seek help and get on meds and it takes a while to find what works. I hope you dont stay around to fix him. You cannot.

You've only known him a week?

RUN NOW..before you get in too deep

Or RUN NOW....before he get's in too deep !

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run and dont look back.

Marry him !!

NO !!

Run for the hills !!!!

RUN away, get married, then RUN away again !!!

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