So backstory; my roommate admitted to being bipolar after his gf broke up with him for a few days b/c he's very controlling/lacks empathy & takes his anger out on her. It also came out that his dad disapproves of him & he constantly seeks dad's validation/covets his opinions. All of this is making him worse as you can imagine & he refuses to get therapy b/c he's got a huge superiority complex.
Basically when he's in a mood he gets super angry at minuscule things & will berate or undermine you for them in a loud exaggerated way, especially when hanging out in a group of people. You'll say something he doesn't like & he'll scowl then question & condescend you. It doesn't help that he's extremely well spoken & has a loud voice (borderline yells when talking). He can make anyone look/feel like an idiot & dominates all conversation. If you retort he gets even more angry, sometimes to the point where he just clenches his fists and starts shaking for a few seconds.
What should I do to get him to stop? I really don't care that daddy doesn't love him & he has multiple disorders, tough shit, but my roommates/friendgroup keep telling me I should just put up with it and be there for him. I don't trust him around my guns b/c he's talked/joked about killing himself & everyone in the house multiple times. Everyone feels the same about him but keeps putting up with his shit because we've known him so long, this really can't continue.
>>18612809
If dude is an asshole like this and your friends/other roommates won't even support you, I'd probably get out of there if I were you.
By the way, I'm bipolar myself and even in the worst of my psychosis I tried to be as pleasant and cooperative as possible, even to the police officers once they came and dragged me out of my place to take me to a hospital. The guy you're talking about is just an overbearing asshole, and if he uses his illness to excuse being threatening that's even worse. Don't think a bipolar is necessarily like this, kay-thanks.