Partner of a Person with Bipolar Disorder?

It pays to TREAT BIPOLAR DISORDER FIRST.

Love is a wonderful thing.  Love keeps relationships alive.  Love is beautiful.

Bipolar disorder laughs at love.  Bipolar disorder doesn’t care. The only way to keep a relationship going strong when one person has bipolar disorder is to treat bipolar disorder first. Here’s why:

Less stress on the relationship- when you’re arguing about mood swings, there is no time to discuss real issues.
Fewer medical bills- bipolar disorder is expensive in every way you can imagine.
Less addictive and dangerous behavior- when bipolar disorder is managed, we are far less likely to drink and do drugs.
Creates a stable environment for children- children can be taught that bipolar disorder is an illness, but it’s still traumatic for them to witness out of control mood swings.
Work is possible- so true! When bipolar is raging, work suffers. When we are stable we can work and contribute to a relationship.
Money can be managed more effectively- partners of people with bipolar disorder often live in fear of manic shopping mistakes. Prevention is the only answer.
Life can be enjoyable again- no matter how sick your partner has been in the past. Your partner can get better and bipolar disorder can be managed.

Say no to a relationship controlled by bipolar disorder. Say yes to a relationship based on love!

Julie

My book Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder: Understanding and Helping Your Partner is in its second edition. There is a new chapter on medications!

 

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