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Unmedicated BIPOLAR-1 teenagers and romantic relationships?

Im just desperately trying to make sense of this all. Is it BIPOLAR-1, or is this normal teenage dating and dumping? I googled the divorce rate for BIPOLAR-1 people and it's over 90% !!! That's almost certain failure. Is it the same for dating bipolars? If an 18-year-old is extremely bipolar, and stopped taking his 400mg of Seroquel for aN ENTIRE year, and ALSO stopped going to therapy for a year, would that affect his relationships with girlfriends, regular friends ,and family? For example, we live an hour away but we still use to see each other 5 times a week, and have sex 5 times a week. He would literally call me 10 times a day between 4pm and 10pm after school, for 2 months. I was his world. Then suddenly one day, after being friends for 9 months and DATING for 3 months, he randomly throws a FULL glass bottle of Coke across the room.... smashing it against the wall. He went into a rapid-fire verbal rage and verbal assault which ive never seen from him before. Just 30 minutes earlier he was on top of the world, and I had NO CLUE he thought those nasty things he was spewing. He was releasing a fury of hate on me which i didnt know he was capable of even thinking. Hpw can he ignore me for 2 months straight right after that when we were seeing each other 4 times a week for 3 months? No calls, emails, or anything? How can someone so seamlessly drop you and treat you like dog s***, and then at the same time be the BEST BOYFRIEND I NTHE WORLD TO THE "NEW" PERSON right after....and for 6 months! Obviously they know the difference between right and wrong, good and bad. Theyre not retarded. Is it the bipolar-1 or typical teenage dating? After dating someone for a couple months, and being friends for a year, they could atleast have some EMPATHY and compassion foryou. He made a conscious decision to end it the way he did...like an a**hole. If he can "be there" and "support" his new significant other to the point of obsession and being the "perfect" boyfriend for 6 months immediately following his tirade with me, then obviously he knows what good behavior is expected of him. The bottom line is he didnt need to treat me like s***. I personaly think he went into a manic stage and went off with this new person i na stage of mania. Thats why it lasted for 6 months with them. Whats the verdict? Is it bipolar-1 or is it typical 18-year-old dating? And why does he always call me 6 months later like nothings happened? Thats crazy. You dont tell someone to "lose your number" and "never speak to me again.....forever" and then call them 6 months later. Am I wrong? I wish I had some answers because I do love him unconditionally.

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1. .___. DUDE that sucks alot. i would assume it's typically bi-polar behavior, unless he was hiding something from you? or possible split personailties? x_x good luck.
2. This is a result of the bipolar. This is not typical behavior for anyone of any age. If you truly love him unconditionally as you say you do, you should do everything you can to help him get help, go back into therapy, and get back on his medications. It may take a long time to get the right dose and for him to work through this, but if he isn't willing to try to get better, you shouldn't keep seeing him.
3. bipolar disorder is basically the result of hormones going crazy inside you, so for a while you produce tonnes of the hormone that makes you happy but then your body goes whoops that's too much so it produces the hormone that makes you unhappy a lot to try to make up for it, but then you have too much of that and you're miserable. I would say this is bipolar, one minute he's happy and on top of the world, the next he hates you, life and the whole world. i don't think he treats you badly because he wants to or because he thinks you deserve it. i suggest you either talk to him about how he is behaving, how it make you feel and don't get back with him until he is on medication and seeing his therapist again. you need to take care of yourself and unless he does these things he will only hurt you again and again. you need to protect yourself and if he loves you he will realise how his behaviour is hurting you and he will change it. if he doesn't go back on the meds and get help walk away. he's not stable and he could end up doing a lot worse than throwing a coke bottle at a wall when he's angry. no matter how much you love him you need to take care of yourself. good luck