An estimated 23 million Americans have bipolar disorder (BPD)
Severe impulsiveness, including impulsiveness towards dangerous behavior, is an issue for those with borderline personality disorder. And it is very common for people with this mental illness to turn to casual sex when they are having an episode, either a manic one or a depressive one. Later, they’ll feel very regretful over those encounters, since they didn’t go into them with a clear head. So having access to that, at their fingertips, can be very enabling for some bad behaviors.
But being present for your partner’s first bout of mania, or depression, can be a bit of a shock. Here are bipolar triggers you should know about if you’re dating someone with bipolar disorder.
She also opens up about how she's been healing from the rumours and humiliation that surround her health issues.
Meds don't handle these types of situations for me, I'm supposed to handle them myself.
