{"id":9058,"date":"2015-05-07T19:09:34","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T02:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/?p=9058"},"modified":"2018-05-15T09:56:50","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T16:56:50","slug":"partner-of-a-person-with-bipolar-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/partner-of-a-person-with-bipolar-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"Partner of a Person with Bipolar Disorder?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hearts1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6804\" style=\"margin: 25px;\" alt=\"hearts\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hearts1.jpg\" width=\"111\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hearts1.jpg 426w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hearts1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hearts1-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hearts1-400x404.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 111px) 100vw, 111px\" \/><\/a>It pays to TREAT BIPOLAR DISORDER FIRST.<\/p>\n<p>Love is a wonderful thing.\u00a0 Love keeps relationships alive.\u00a0 Love is beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>Bipolar disorder laughs at love.\u00a0 Bipolar disorder doesn&#8217;t care. The only way to keep a relationship going strong when one person has bipolar disorder is to treat bipolar disorder first. Here&#8217;s why:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Less stress on the relationship- when you&#8217;re arguing about mood swings, there is no time to discuss real issues.<\/li>\n<li>Fewer medical bills- bipolar disorder is expensive in every way you can imagine.<\/li>\n<li>Less addictive and dangerous behavior- when bipolar disorder is managed, we are far less likely to drink and do drugs.<\/li>\n<li>Creates a stable environment for children- children can be taught that bipolar disorder is an illness, but it&#8217;s still traumatic for them to witness out of control mood swings.<\/li>\n<li>Work is possible- so true! When bipolar is raging, work suffers. When we are stable we can work and contribute to a relationship.<\/li>\n<li>Money can be managed more effectively- partners of people with bipolar disorder often live in fear of manic shopping mistakes. Prevention is the only answer.<\/li>\n<li>Life can be enjoyable again- no matter how sick your partner has been in the past. Your partner can get better and bipolar disorder can be managed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Say no to a relationship controlled by bipolar disorder. Say yes to a relationship based on love!<\/p>\n<p>Julie<\/p>\n<p>My book Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder: Understanding and Helping Your Partner is in its second edition. There is a new chapter on medications!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hearts1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6804\" style=\"margin: 25px;\" alt=\"hearts\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hearts1.jpg\" width=\"111\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hearts1.jpg 426w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hearts1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hearts1-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hearts1-400x404.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 111px) 100vw, 111px\" \/><\/a>It pays to TREAT BIPOLAR DISORDER FIRST.<\/p>\n<p>Love is a wonderful thing. Love keeps relationships alive. Love is beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>Bipolar disorder laughs at love. Bipolar disorder doesn&#8217;t care. The only way to keep a relationship going strong when one person has bipolar disorder is to treat bipolar disorder first. Here&#8217;s why:<\/p>\n<p> Less stress on the relationship- when you&#8217;re arguing about mood swings, there is no time to discuss real issues. Fewer medical bills- bipolar disorder is expensive in every way you can imagine. Less addictive and dangerous behavior- when bipolar disorder is managed, we are far less likely to drink and do drugs. Creates a stable environment for children- children can be taught that bipolar disorder is an illness, but it&#8217;s still traumatic for them to witness out of control mood swings. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/partner-of-a-person-with-bipolar-disorder\/\">[ Read More ]<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9058"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9058"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11206,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9058\/revisions\/11206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}