This is what it’s like to date someone when you have bipolar disorder

Anna Gragert
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This is what it’s like to date someone when you have bipolar disorder

This is what it’s like to date someone when you have bipolar disorder
This is what it’s like to date someone when you have bipolar disorder

Mental illness is not always the easiest topic to broach, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t fight back and work to start conversations about this part of our health. So others can feel less alone and work to live happy, healthy lives, it’s important that we initiate such discussions as we spread necessary awareness. With this in mind, we’d like to look specifically at what it’s like for someone with bipolar disorder to enter the dating world.

(Courtesy of Whisper.)

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I am bipolar and I have paranoia. My boyfriend can
I am bipolar and I have paranoia. My boyfriend can

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I hate being bipolar. My girlfriend hates it because one minute I
I hate being bipolar. My girlfriend hates it because one minute I

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My boyfriend loves me, even though I
My boyfriend loves me, even though I

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I feel that with my Bipolar Disorder my girlfriend thinks of me more as a burden than as a girlfriend. I always think of leaving to make her life easier. I can
I feel that with my Bipolar Disorder my girlfriend thinks of me more as a burden than as a girlfriend. I always think of leaving to make her life easier. I can

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My boyfriend has a hard time understanding my bipolar disorder. He acts like its something I can control. It
My boyfriend has a hard time understanding my bipolar disorder. He acts like its something I can control. It

If you are coping with bipolar disorder, you can visit the Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance’s website for support. If you need to talk to someone for immediate assistance, there’s also the 24-hour National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 (1-800-273-TALK).

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