Who met their SO once already diagnosed with Bipolar?

I was diagnosed BP1 at 16. I’m turning 27 soon and getting married in a few months. My SO has seen me tipping over into mania but she also saw me handle my shit and take great care of myself even while I was struggling. She knows it’s difficult for her emotionally to see me struggle when my moods are out of whack but she knows me independent of my disordered mind. Every adult relationship I’ve had was after my diagnosis and only once did it result in a short breakup when I did a small stint in the psych ward (we got back together soon after). My college girlfriend (the one that dumped me after the hospital) stayed with me through 20 rounds of shock therapy too.

If you’re unstable you shouldn’t put that type of pressure onto someone else. But if you’re bipolar and handle your shit appropriately then it’s possible for people to like you for who you are aside from the condition.

/r/BipolarReddit Thread