Bipolar Relationship?!

What do you think, can two bipolars make it together?! My partner and I were recently dx, he with bipolar and me with cyclothymia. We had our "ah-ha" moment, like thats whats been causing us SO much havoc, ups and downs, break ups, back together again, burning friends and relatives out, you get the pic, exhausting! The question is, can these relationships make it? We got divorced when we were in the heat of it all, but were still together and getting medicated, slowly things are getting better. But sometimes I think well, two not stable emotionally people together are not good we need someone solid, organized. But who knows, maybe it will work out. But sometimes I just think its SO stressful for me, it's making my cyclo worse. Guess ill just keep praying for God's guidance, thanks all!

Wow, that's tough to answer. On one hand, I feel like who better to understand you than a fellow bipolar? It's hard for non bps to grasp what one goes through and how we can say/do what we do without being in our shoes. On the other hand, I also think about what you said, that you get triggered sometimes . (Is they what you were saying?)

Maybe his intensity can trigger you? Then maybe when he crashes you can trigger him ? It's almost as if you two would feed off each other. I'm not sure....

I think that as long as you both are doing things to manage it and also have insight then it can work. You need to know when your illness is playing up and when you behaviour is being affected by this so you can take steps to change things but if you do this then I think being in a relationship with someone who understands could actually be a good thing.

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I think that's impossible to answer yes or no. Relationships are so complicated with or without bipolar. I'm personally with someone who does not have it. Him and his family are very supportive and they try to understand, but they don't know what to do sometimes. I think the biggest challenge is being able to recognize the other persons mood. I think it would be easy for me to become hypomanic and then do very outrageous things with my partner if he's also experiencing a high.

Good luck.