{"id":547,"date":"2008-12-18T16:52:31","date_gmt":"2008-12-18T16:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/2008\/12\/18\/bipolar-disorder-and-romantic-relationsihps\/"},"modified":"2018-05-15T10:01:30","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T17:01:30","slug":"bipolar-disorder-and-romantic-relationsihps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/bipolar-disorder-and-romantic-relationsihps\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipolar Disorder and Romantic Relationsihps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'\">Bipolar disorder and love: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'\">Why are romantic relationships so hard for <em>some<\/em> of us? <o><\/o><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'\">Ever since I made the decision not to rush into a relationship when I got manic, I\u2019ve learned a lot about myself and my past.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'\">\u00a0<o><\/o><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'\">I\u2019ve had some wonderful relationships in my life. Almost all of them started when I was manic. I always got depressed eventually, so reality hit my relationships pretty hard. Luckily, I\u2019m a great partner for the most part, so we survived.<span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'\"><span><\/span><o><\/o><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'\">The problems start when I try to look for a relationship normally- through meeting someone in public, at a business or friend event or internet dating. It\u2019s too stressful for me. So that is where I am today- single. When I\u2019m well, I am fine with the decision. When I get depressed\u2026 well, it\u2019s hard!<span>\u00a0 <\/span>I want to be stable in work and finances for the rest of my life. To do that, I have to stay WELL and focused for all of 2009. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'\"><o><\/o><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'\">Julie <o><\/o><\/span><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bipolar disorder and love: <\/p>\n<p>Why are romantic relationships so hard for some of us? Ever since I made the decision not to rush into a relationship when I got manic, I\u2019ve learned a lot about myself and my past.<\/p>\n<p> I\u2019ve had some wonderful relationships in my life. Almost all of them started when I was manic. I always got depressed eventually, so reality hit my relationships pretty hard. Luckily, I\u2019m a great partner for the most part, so we survived. <\/p>\n<p>The problems start when I try to look for a relationship normally- through meeting someone in public, at a business or friend event or internet dating. It\u2019s too stressful for me. So that is where I am today- single. When I\u2019m well, I am fine with the decision. When I get depressed\u2026 well, it\u2019s hard! I want to be stable in work and finances for the rest of my life. 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