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[quote=Anonymous]bipolar - in the mania phase - could be he is bipolar type 2 where the mania is "hypomania" at most or, if bipolar type 1, he could be escalating in his mania but not yet full blown florid mania.

The alcohol is just self-medication.  Someone who is bipolar needs to be on a mood stabilizer medication and should not be drinking at all. Not your job to enforce that, OFC.

You have to decide about your boundaries.  You say you don't want to cut contact, but I agree with another poster that intermittent reinforcement just motivates him to try to reach you in more ways.  You have to decide what kind of contact you want and be consistent about it. You do not need to convey your boundaries explicitly if that feels unsafe to you.  Just don't answer, and if he contacts repeatedly just block.

Read the Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker. In general, I wouldn't be afraid of a person with bipolar per se, but rarely some people with bipolar can become fixated on a person and engage in stalker-like behavior and even if non-violent, that can be scary.  It's best not to give a person engaging in that kind of behavior any oxygen. [/quote]

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