My (F22) boyfriend (M22) left for a residential mental health facility today. Both of us have been hospitalized before but this place is different. The stays vary from 45 days to 4 months! It’s on a case by case basis. He has Bipolar 2 and has been struggling to keep a job or stay in school so I’m glad he has the opportunity to gain structure here. 

I’m still devastated I won’t be able to see him for an unidentifiable amount of time. That’s the scary part. He is my best friend and my FP. We both had Covid last week and we quarantined together. It was magical, truly. I’ve never been so in love. But now, I feel lost without him, like I have to wait for him to return to feel okay again. The idea of focusing on myself is physically painful, I’m sure others can relate.

Any tips to handle these huge unbearable emotions while my FP is gone?

My support system currently sucks and I’m in a depressive episode unfortunately. The place my boyfriend is staying in is in another state as well so I can’t visit.