How easy is it for a (Bipolar Disorder) person to make relationships ?
One can have quite healthy relationships while having Bipolar Disorder, the key is to get properly stabilized. Try to stay away from the atypical anti-psychotics and stick with Lithium, Depakote, and/or Lamictal (plus adjuncts like Nuvigil for combating sleepiness, or zoloft for the depressive side of the illness are ok) if you have Bipolar disorder, this is what I found was best from my experience. Once you are stabilized, you can live a healthy “normal” life, with all its wonders, including a loving and stable relationship. Sometimes relationships with people who have bipolar disorder can be even deeper and more sensual than an ordinary one as a result of the strong emotions a person with the illness has experienced. For an extra source of connection try and meet a partner with a similar illness so you can understand and support each other in a way somebody without a mental illness would be unable to. I have bipolar disorder and my girlfriend has it as well. We are both stabilized an