▁playing ▁music ▁at ▁high ▁volume , ▁even ▁attempting ▁suic ide ▁by ▁falling ▁from ▁a ▁window ▁at ▁one ▁point . ▁She ▁is ▁saved ▁from ▁her ▁suic ide ▁attempt ▁by ▁a ▁quick - th inking ▁P addy , ▁who ▁shows ▁his ▁sensitive ▁side ▁when ▁he ▁express es ▁deep ▁care ▁and ▁sympathy ▁for ▁her . ▁Finally ▁Kar en ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁rest rained ▁by ▁med ics ▁and ▁is ▁placed ▁in ▁a ▁psych iat ric ▁unit . ▁Kar en ▁is ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁b ip olar ▁dis order . ▁When ▁she ▁returns ▁home , ▁she ▁strugg les ▁to ▁repair ▁her ▁marriage ▁to ▁Jam ie , ▁who ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁have ▁sex ▁with ▁her ▁because ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁Kar en ▁during ▁her ▁break down ▁is ▁deeply ▁ing rained ▁in ▁his ▁mind . ▁Jam ie , ▁unknown ▁to ▁Kar en , ▁begins ▁having ▁sex ▁with ▁other ▁women ▁for ▁money , ▁and ▁to ▁get ▁away ▁from ▁her . ▁Jam ie ▁does ▁not ▁derive ▁any ▁pleasure ▁from ▁having ▁sex ▁with ▁other ▁women ▁and ▁is ▁motiv ated ▁by ▁the ▁financial ▁gain . ▁Event ually ▁he ▁stops ▁prost itut ing ▁himself ▁when ▁P addy ▁disco vers ▁what ▁Jam ie ▁has ▁been ▁up ▁to ▁and ▁tries ▁to ▁be ▁happy ▁with ▁Kar en . ▁ ▁As ▁much ▁as ▁Kar en ▁is ▁rep uls ed ▁by ▁the ▁s ord id ▁nature ▁of ▁her ▁affair ▁with ▁Joe , ▁she ▁is ▁also ▁drawn ▁to ▁it , ▁and ▁is ▁disappoint ed ▁when ▁Joe ▁briefly ▁stops ▁seeing ▁her . ▁When ▁he ▁begins ▁going ▁to ▁anger ▁management ▁meet ings , ▁Kar