Hi,
I have been dating a girl for the last 6 months, and for the first couple of months she seemed fine, although very distrustful, as she always went through my phone and asked if I was talking to other women (which I honestly wasn't), but I just thought she had some trust issues, as she had told me that a couple of her ex's had cheated on her. At some points she could be a little cold, but she has had a fairly hard life, and abusive boyfriends, so I thought that she was just very cautious to let me in.
A couple months through our relationship, she started to show some extreme mood swings, in which as far as I know, where set off by either nothing, or the slightest thing that may have ticked her off.
At some points she could be very, very sweet and treat me nicely, and other times she could completely lash out at me for no reason at all. All I could do is be quiet and try and weather the storm. After the mood swings, when she was back to the girl that I fell for, I would ask her why she was so angry at me, and I received a few inconsistent reasons, and sometimes she would say that she didn't know.
The mood swings got more and more frequent, and through what I believe to be no fault of my own, as I have tried to be as supportive and loving as I can be.
Now recently she has completely cut me off, and says she dosn't feel the same way towards me, and honestly, she doesn't even seem like the same person :( I have told her I would give her space, but I really hope to reconcile soon.
I should also mention her mother has Bi polar disorder, and I have heard it can be genetic...
Does this sound like she may have a mood disorder, I care about her alot, and I want to help her as she is having a hard time.
You might be right, she may be bi-polar, but a bunch of my friends are too, and from past experience, none of them ever have too many major mood swings, it's more having anxiety or panic attacks or running down to the convenience store at midnight for no apparent reason, (took me three hours that time to find her.). It could be that (sorry) she doesn't love you anymore and wants to turn you off, had experience with some people like that too. Have a sit down and talk about that. Might also be that she's depressed about something, or she's angry or hurt, and she lashes out at whoever's there. Ask a few of her friends to see if it's only you, or other people have noticed too. I think by waiting until she calms down is a wise choice, rather than interrupting and possibly making things worse. Suggest a doctor and hope the love survives the storm in that case. Talk with her about everything, and be sure to react like your actually listening instead of nodding and repeating, ask relevant questions and add advice. If none of this works, then (sorry again) maybe it's time to find a new girlfriend. Good luck!
I am currently going through somewhat of the same situation in my 6 month relationship. She gets extremely angry for no reason and seems like an entirely different person.
All you can really do is be there for her or, if you've had enough, break up with her.
I'm currently leaning towards the second option.