I'm a 24 year old virgin who has been diagnosed with Bipolar type II. Throughout my episodes for the past 5 years I've noticed that my ego (specifically surrounding women) has dissolved due to what I've been diagnosed with and I no longer get a fictitious high from women stroking my ego (or anyone for that matter). This can be good (women have a hard time manipulating me through my ego) but also bad (I'm way more introvertive and can't seem to connect with men and women as immediately, atleast to form new relationships). My question is, is it better to rule out women altogether? What do they have to even offer me, if anything, if nothing, save heartbreak? I came across this quote a few minutes ago: "Women want men to act like women." I feel so overpowered by women, thanks to the feminized educational system and the environment of a vicious mom and sister I grew up in, much less the heartbreak I've encountered with a couple of females.