How Would You Classify This Behavior?

[Evul]

I've been experiencing the most erratic behavior I've seen from my sufferer of 5 years to date. He's been flipping not just on a daily basis, but an hourly one.

Examples include him asking me to make plans to show I care and am making an effort, so I do, then he breaks every single one, then says I don't make any effort. Or telling me he loves me more than anything to saying maybe we should see other people back to making plans or even saying we should live together! Or telling me he wants therapy to no he doesn't to why haven't I made an appointment. There's more, but these are a few of the top-of-mind ones at the moment.

I've been trying my hardest not to cave emotionally to whatever it is that's taking place right now, and I feel pretty proud of myself for how I've been handling it and setting healthy boundaries in the moment-by-moment interactions. But ultimately, I have no idea what to do and feel like no matter what I say or do, I simply can't win right now. I want to help him so badly, especially as I've never seen him this bad, but he just pushes and pushes me away.

 

[Ejata]

It sucks when it hits home that your love is mentally ill.

I remind myself of this all the time. He is mentally ill. When he is symptomatic he is going to act erratically and that has nothing to do with anything except what is going on in his head. I'm just along for the ride.

 

[Pecivo]

How would I classify it?

Erratic. Volatile. Hot&Cold. Push&Pull. PTSD Rollercoaster.

AKA? Par for the course.

 

[Evul]

Is there anything I can do to help him in those moments or does he just have to "ride it out" on his own?

 

[Lavec]

Is there anything I can do to help him in those moments or does he just have to "ride it out"

Totally depends on the sufferer. What's best and super helpful for one person can kick another person into full on nuclear meltdown. And vice versa.

 

[Fahur]

Does your suffered have a dissociative disorder to go with his ptsd?

Heads up: sans therapy, even he probably won't know the accurate answer to that, but it may be a possibility.

 

[Ehoze]

Highly symptomatic.

Needs treatment.