Hey. So I’ve (24F) been with my boyfriend (25m) since March. I’m bipolar and I have PTSD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. When I met him I really wasn’t doing well emotionally and he stood by me through that which I really appreciated. But as time goes on I feel like he’s really using my mental illness as a way to manipulate me. His last two girlfriends were also bipolar which is a red flag in and of itself. At first I wondered if I was just being paranoid about him manipulating me because he would always tell me I only felt that way because of my illness which I truly did believe. As time has gone by though I’ve realized that his presence in my life has made me significantly worse health wise. He never really encourages me to do anything positive and always just tells me that he’ll take care of me. But that’s really not what I need. I need a partner that pushes me to do better and to be better. I feel like he wants me to stay sick because the more I rely on him the more control he has. I’ve tried to break up with him before and he talked me out of it by saying I’m just depressed but now that it’s long distance I’ve realized I’m less depressed with him not being around. I’ve gotten more accomplished in the last month than I have in like four months. I want to break up with him. I NEED to break up with him but I really don’t want to deal with him trying to manipulate me out of it again. Idk what to do and I feel stuck. Send help.