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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone consider controlled and medicated bipolar to be a deal breaker?[/quote]

I am gong to be completely honest, the mood swings were really difficult.  I would proceed with caution the next time if I met someone who revealed that to me early on. [/quote]

Did the person you dated have bipolar 1 or bipolar 2? From my experience, those with bipolar 2 not only have , by definition, less severe mood swings/other symptoms but are also more likely to consistantly take their  medication as prescribed & to become either asymptomatic or reasonably close to it when they do.[/quote]

My ex is BP2.  If anything BP2 was harder than BP1.  With BP1 you get the kind of frank mania and delusions which mean that everyone knows that the problem is mental illness.  With BP2, exDH was highly functional and most of his crazy behavior could be normalized in some fashion which meant he wasn't willing to admit that the illness was the real problem.  Sounds counter-intuitive, I know.

Honestly, if would not date a bipolar again.  I am still recovering from the wreckage of my life during that period.  I do not have the emotional or financial reserves to deal with that situation again.  As a PP said, relapse is very likely with BP.  I respect the BP person, but I am careful to put my own oxygen mask on first after that experience.

Maybe if I were richer or had a more stable, flexible career, I could manage such a relationship.  But, now, no.

And if someone hid this from me for 6 months that would be an absolute deal breaker for me.  One thing I learned is that the people in my life have to be upfront and open about who they are.  [/quote]

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