{"id":10565,"date":"2017-09-29T12:17:42","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T19:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/?p=10565"},"modified":"2018-05-15T09:55:58","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T16:55:58","slug":"relationship-disappointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/relationship-disappointment\/","title":{"rendered":"Relationship Disappointment and How it Affects Bipolar Disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-heart-.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10194 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-heart--300x287.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-heart--300x287.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-heart--768x734.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-heart--1024x979.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-heart--150x143.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-heart--400x382.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the list of the worst triggers for bipolar disorder mood swings, \u00a0relationship troubles are right at the top for me. I used to walk into new relationships blindly. I would think, oh well, if it doesn&#8217;t work out I will just deal with the depression.<\/p>\n<p>What a dumb plan! I can&#8217;t do this as a person with bipolar disorder. The bipolar will always win. I played with this illness for a long time around romantic relationships. I&#8217;ll go out with this guy, just for fun. I will be fine.<\/p>\n<p>No, I wasn&#8217;t fine. When it self destructed, I did as well.<\/p>\n<p>I have a different policy now.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Nothing is worth a terrible depression. <\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Nothing. We all have to protect ourselves from bipolar disorder by watching who we let into our lives. It makes me so mad that I have to be so careful. There are a lot of fun people out there who add excitement to life, but if they add mood swings as well, it\u2019s just not worth it!<\/p>\n<p>What about you? Is there someone in you life today who needs to go in order for you to be stable?<\/p>\n<h1><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Julie\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/h1>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-heart-.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10194 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-heart--300x287.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-heart--300x287.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-heart--768x734.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-heart--1024x979.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-heart--150x143.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-heart--400x382.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the list of the worst triggers for bipolar disorder mood swings, relationship troubles are right at the top for me. I used to walk into new relationships blindly. I would think, oh well, if it doesn&#8217;t work out I will just deal with the depression.<\/p>\n<p>What a dumb plan! I can&#8217;t do this as a person with bipolar disorder. The bipolar will always win. I played with this illness for a long time around romantic relationships. I&#8217;ll go out with this guy, just for fun. I will be fine.<\/p>\n<p>No, I wasn&#8217;t fine. When it self destructed, I did as well.<\/p>\n<p>I have a different policy now.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing is worth a terrible depression. <\/p>\n<p>Nothing. 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