Yes the divorce rate is high. The divorce roughly 50% now a days in general for couples.

Having Bipolar can indeed raise that rate , yes I have seen that 90% number around for a long time.

Lots of things factor in to any marriage of course. Financial, disagreements, having or parenting children, extended family trouble.any substance abuse. Cheating spouses etc etc the list goes on .

Now keep those in mind and add on a mental illness whether it be Bipolar, depression or ptsd etc

Im personally off of psych meds right now it will be a year next month.

But ... it was a well thought out plan , I have lots of coping skills , but I have an agreement that if I start to slip I go back on meds, if I’m not aware I’m slipping and if my husband says ... okay you’re not doing well and I will believe him and go back on meds.

People married or just living together have a responsibility to be the best they can for our loved ones. Someone with Bipolar also has the SAME responsibility for there actions..

Having Bipolar isn’t an excuse to be a lousy human being... so take meds if need be, use coping skills , good sleep hygiene, have a treatment team and be fully invested in finding stability and work hard to stay there.