A Bipolar Disorder and Relationships Secret

A big bipolar disorder treatment secret… .

Surround yourself with people who love and respect you. It’s that simple. I’ve been around people who say they care about me and that they want to be with me- but in reality they didn’t love and respect me. It’s all about them.

I don’t want people like that in [...]

Bipolar Disorder and Suicidal Depression Downswings

This post actually follows a thread I started about four entries ago….  

Surviving a Terrible Down Swing

I got very hypomanic yesterday. I wrote about it earlier and wrote a newsletter about it.  Of course, it’s very easy to write when you’re hypomanic. But when it was going on, I could tell it was going to spin out [...]

Bipolar Disorder and Relationship Confidence

I’m amazed at how my lack of confidence in myself often gets in the way of new relationships.
  
If you don’t believe you’re good enough for someone, you will do everything possible to make sure you don’t get rejected by doing the following:

1. Never contacting the person even when they show signs of wanting to meet [...]

Bipolar Disorder and Internet Dating: Match.com, E-Harmony and Craigslist!

Internet dating was one of the most stressful experiences of my life! In fact, it can be stressful for people without bipolar disorder! I stopped using the internet to date over a year ago. What a relief! I have to admit I did meet a lot of guy friends that way, but the other [...]

Bipolar Disorder and Romantic…. Love… ah….

Romantic Loneliness

I am listening to a beautiful song by John Legend as I write this. I also just read an email from a great guy who talked about going to bed alone again. I believe that all of us long for love!

I know that I do. When a person gets depressed and doesn’t have [...]

Bipolar Disorder and Honest Relationships

Being honest with the people in your life is very, very hard. I’ve found myself staying in friendships and listening to things I don’t like or don’t agree with just to be a good friend who listens and accepts the other person. This is something that is preached to us a lot- we need to [...]

A wonderful story about romance!

This is such a great post to my post on romantic relationships that I had to put it here.  My post is under this one.  Julie

 Hi Julie,

I met my current love – and this, I hope, will be everlasting – through our mutual hairdresser! She was telling him about me (without my knowing about it) [...]