I often write about the challenges of maintaining a relationship when bipolar disorder seems intent on destroying it, but bipolar disorder can also strengthen relationships. It strips away the facade, exposing vulnerabilities we work so hard to keep hidden. Ultimately, this can lead to a deeper intimacy in the relationship.

Bipolar disorder also tests your mettle, your ability to endure in the midst of adversity, your character. It challenges your commitment and can expose old wounds, so they can be properly attended to. It forces you and your loved one to make potentially life changing choices you should have made but probably never would have considered otherwise.

I’m not saying I welcome bipolar into my life with open arms. It pains me deeply to witness the suffering it causes. Quite frankly, I wish it never burst through our door. But there’s something about life… maybe Yin and Yang or however you choose to look at it… that balances things to some degree and raises blessings from devastation.

That’s how I feel about it, anyway… today, when all is calm.

I’d like to know what you think.

Comments

This post currently has 4 comments/trackbacks.
You can read the comments or leave your own thoughts.

Trackbacks

From Psych Central's website:
PsychCentral (August 26, 2010)

    Last reviewed: 26 Aug 2010