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That is not bi-polar behaviour, it's the behaviour of an alcohol and drug addict who needed a fix and from what you described he clearly was there to make a connection to score some more drugs. He probably asked you to drive him because he knew he shouldn't be driving plus he didn't have any money so he used the excuse of his car not running. You are lucky you didn't get stopped by the police if your friend was in possession of drugs on the way back home because you would be considered an accomplice and you too would have been in trouble with the law.
He does NOT have "feelings" for you and he is not a safe person for you to be around. He is a loser and abuser who is using you and his other friends and you are being an enabler by letting him manipulate you and boss you around and make you do things for him. He's not your friend and you shouldn't risk losing your will power and your reputation or getting into worse trouble or getting hurt by associating with him. Ditch the guy and stay firm in your resolve about staying away from him, don't answer calls or texts and stay away from places where he goes.
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This sounds like the guy is on drugs. Like someone said earlier, he was there to score a hit. Needed a ride and you were the chosen one.
I was married to a drug addict and what you're describing fits the mold.
There is a heroin epidemic and I have a feeling your friend is caught in its trap. Stay away from him. You really can't do anything to help him until he wants help.
I think you have your answer right there. He wanted you out of the bar as he was making a purchase, and you couldn't be there to witness it, and when you came back in you were really in the way, he had to explode to startle you to get back outside.
Too many people throw the word bipolar around. People who have bipolar disorder have mood swings that come in cycles that can go for weeks, not every 20 minutes.
I never thought about that. Yeah, you're all right. I've been wondering if he's been doing drugs for some time. I ask other friends and his family, and either they just say he's bipolar, but he's changed this past year. I'm going to have to cut him loose. It's going to be hard because we're friends with the same people, but I'm tired of feeling like this when he's around.
I never thought about that. Yeah, you're all right. I've been wondering if he's been doing drugs for some time. I ask other friends and his family, and either they just say he's bipolar, but he's changed this past year. I'm going to have to cut him loose. It's going to be hard because we're friends with the same people, but I'm tired of feeling like this when he's around.
Well again people throw the word "bipolar" are too freely these days. People with Bipolar Disorder have "high highs" and "low lows", but it's a cycle. it could take weeks. It doesn't switch on and off like this over the course of an evening.
Somebody gets angry over a situation "oh they must be bipolar". Behavior is off "oh they must be bipolar". See how that goes? But the fact that other people notice his behavior says something. What you said about him wanting you out of the bar and getting so angry when you came back in to see what the hold up was, is very telling.
What you can do is just distance yourself. I wouldn't give him anymore rides and don't loan him any money. If you happen to run into him while out with friends, you can be polite but I wouldn't suggest any future one on one plans. Do the "slow fade", you probably won't be the first person who has had to do this with him.
I agree it's highly likely this is a drug issue. For that reason, you're better off not hanging out with him anymore. You definitely wouldn't want to get arrested along with him some night while you're out just because he was dumb enough to do something.
I had to go to the store today to pick up something from one of the managers, and I did the best I could to avoid him. When I'm off, I like to walk around and talk to the people I'm closest too, and I started to realize everywhere I go, he was there. I would walk away, and then one friend in particular is getting ready to go on a trip, so I started to talk to him about it when m ex-friend all of a sudden comes walking real fast down the isle and stops right in between us, asking what we are talking about. The other guy was looking at me like what's going on. I shrugged my shoulders and told him I'd catch up with him later, then I overheard my ex-friend ask him in a hostile voice what were we talking about and my other friend sounded shaky when he said it was nothing.
I then stopped by another friend who was stocking, and we started to talk about his wife and TV shows when the guy came out of nowhere, and again just stood in between us and wanted to know what we were talking about. It was aggravating me, and made me wonder if he's stalking me in the damn store. I said my good-bye and then went to the check out, where one of the managers was there. I started to talk to him when all of a sudden he called out to someone behind me "can I help you? Don;t you have work to do?" I turned around, and my ex-friend was just standing there in the isle staring at me. Then he comes over and wants to know what we are talking about. The manager joked that we were talking about his termination if he didn;t get back to work. I don't know wtf is going on, but now it's really starting to weird me out. I said my goodbyes to the manager and went home. But I don't like this behavior at all. It's making me nervous.
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