u/Icy-Cockroach-8834

I’ve been seeing many here bring up cheating as a thing that many bipolar partners do. But what hit close to home was a more narrow case of validation-seeking from others, irl and online.

I’m still trying to separate what stems from the character and what’s caused by the disorder in my SO. And their need of external validation has been an issue for me for a while now. I used to think it’s a self-esteem problem, but could it be the disorder instead? What’s your experience?