My partner and I are somewhat separated, by that I mean living separate but still committed. I remain committed to her despite the difficulty and challenge bipolar presents.

As long as she continues to try and stabilize I will remain committed, the most difficult part is the anger and blame, the irrational conversations. I am hopeful someday this will all stabilize. I recognize that I need to be supportive and change my approach to this relationship. The main issue is the BP, but it creates many other issues that we are both faced with. I am working on myself and trying my best to understand being in this type of relationship, but on the same hand, making sure my needs are not disregarded because of BP and the fragile nature of everything that supports it.

Its possible, but not easy. While the person that is diagnosed with BP suffers each day- the partner experiences just as much difficulty. But if you love each
other and strive to be healthy, you can do it.