Ahhh hello Gems!

Ahhh hello Gems!

Oh my.. my iPhone deleted everything I was to say...

I shall return later to retype. How frustrating 🙂

I do, however, want to leave a piece of a situation here.. that isn't actually the reason for posting (THAT reason is my homelife and Gemini stepfather).

BUT the other day I got into a little snip with a Gemini that I know (female). My fianc? and I have a very close Cancer friend who is in the military. At the moment he is away for school to become an officer in the military. His girlfriend (since November or so) is a Gemini. Initially we got along, and have hung out as a group a couple times. Since then they've moved into an apartment. They both seem to be a bit insecure and worried as a couple (she's gone through his laptop and found messages from girls YEARS ago and flipped out, he has accused her of seeing her ex while he's been away). Theyve both been seemingly hurt in the past bit thats their business. Before meeting me, she had the idea that I was too flirty and a bitch (I have said I love you to our Cancer friend for years now, and it's purely platonic. I've known him for years, and we even practiced martial arts for years together as well). Once we met, though, she got a good measure of me: exuberant and dynamic, and very in love with my Scorpion. The first time we met we actually (Cancer, Gemini, and I) all shard herb. Scorpion sat out as he is with no desire to partake in such.

Since then, this Gemini has gone off of her lithium shot (she is bipolar, from what the Cancer has shared and has gone off of it stating that she doesn't need it'). The other day she had made a statement saying that everybody was fake and/or two faced, to which I replied with 'Oh how sweet of you, thank you' (I did not see such a reason for a large bias, and feel very strongly about such - especially when I am the type of person to say a statement to somebody's face, period).

She replied saying that 'well it is my opinion in which nobody else can object to, but thanks for your input'. I commented that I did not see any piece of the statement in which it was stated as an opinion and not fact. That furthermore, the fact that I was addressing my reaction to her statement directly towards her, I was not bring fake not two-faced, and that her patronizing tone did no justice for her stance.' From there she replied with, 'Fuck you, bitch; go screw'.

At this point, I was finding humor in the complete disregard of sense or logic flow. I laughed it of

Continued:

I laughed it off to myself and just didn't even bother. Ended up blocking her from any communication. I found no reason to react so strongly and emotionally, and once somebody crosses over the line of disrespect, it's difficult for me to take them seriously again. My question: Do many Geminis react in emotion despite any logic being used in communication?

It sounds like this behavior intensified when she stopped taking lithium. I gather that she decided on her own to go off of her meds, without a doctor's supervision. Depending on how long she's been on it, the effects of suddenly eliminating it can be profound. It would have been better had she tapered off gradually.
By going "cold turkey", not gradually decreasing dosage, manic episodes can occur suddenly. Also, she might have trouble sleeping, have a racing heartbeat, feel fearful, moody, and prone to crying.

My BF has family members that are bipolar, I have seen this happen. One confided in me that she didn't like the dull feeling she had when taking lithium. It killed her sex drive, as well.

Mm, she did go cold turkey. Prior to this little incident we've tried to reason with her, notably me since I do have history with taking medication for emotional disturbances (nowhere to say that I can relate near her disorder, however I am the most able to relate in our little group. I've gone off SSRIs and while tapering off I had nervous breakdowns, and I am now tapering even more slowly off now, after a year from last time).

From last mention, she went off months ago - and there had been smaller less snippy reactions from her while still on lithium, but reactions nonetheless.

To be honest, if she is a watery Gemini (as well as my Stepfather).. I do believe that I may just have a tough time getting along with them. Like her being 'emotional' when upset, I cannot just 'turn off' my logic. And as understanding and empathetic as I can be to somebody I care about, I cannot just silence my logical reasoning and train of thought every single time somebody is acting in strong emotion. Most times I am able to deal with it, but in reference to both this female Gem and my Gem stepfather.. when they act disrespectful and say words in emotion that cannot be taken back - it is something that makes our relationships nothing but results of another. I will not be able to have a relationship of my own with them with any sense of confidence.

I have many Virgo and Scorpio placements, and am a very Earthy and logical/analytical Leo.

Besides these two Geminis in my life, I've not had many issues with Gems. Must just be the luck of the draw within both respects of the other parties and I 🙂

Oh and on a sidenote, ShopClass: lithium, SSRIs, and most other anxiety/emotional regulation medication has horrible side effects on your sex life. That's why I'm tapering off again. It's also not great for energy levels and your diet. It's a difficult toss up to decide between a bit more stability inside versus the connection that one receives during intimacy with partner/partners or even alone as a sexual being.

I'm actually a student in the healthcare field and have interned for school and volunteered within clinics and various facilities.

To be honest, I find as though I didn't label her as any diagnosis considering that she was a part of my personal life rather than within my 'clinic' life. As a student, I'm finding this balance slowly because every label has a personal life and every personal life has a label. Does that make any sense?

I'm going to be there for my Cancer friend (her boyfriend) without anything more than an acquaintance relationship with her, unless time and stability makes that possible and positive.

Thank you 🙂