Relationships: Friends/Families/Partners

Relationships Friends/Families/Partners

In this post I am discussing relationships and bipolar. I think there isn't enough real concrete information that drives at the critical aspect of how bipolar individuals struggle with interpersonal relationships.


Since I have been in a ongoing work with my 'gift', there are enigmatic elements that haunt bipolar acceptance, along with functional discretion. Speaking from personal experience, the troubles and frustrations were often met with indifference, or a lack of understanding. I like to believe people have compassion, but in my travels this is something that is held differently from people I've met.

It affects you because there is a judgement. I cannot make this pretty, it is what it is. The key here is to mitigate as much of that negative distortion, and judgement as possible. I have been challenged on more than a few occasions, the thing I've learned to do is walk away.  Remember go in with an open heart, but be mindful, and listen.

In my background life was enduring chaos, dysfunction, and survivalism. This doesn't mean your situation will turn out like mine, the key thing here is to endure, weather, and be as patient as possible. I've survived with wit, and intuition. My social skills were elementary, as this would create very awkward situations. My interpersonal relationships weren't ever built on trust. Trust is a major component of relationships, that has to be a paramount construction to any situation, and this goes for mental disorders. Without it, one becomes a bitter, and cynical person hell bent on as much personal destruction.

Value the relationships that are meaningful, as there will be times that rough patches will be frequent, with bipolar especially, patience is crucial, and acceptance (very key here). If there is love, and respect, then one will be fine, otherwise, one has to build from nothing (like I did), and struggle with each step. Though I have built my current situation from nothing, and building on each successful endeavor or moment takes a lot of hard work, and immense inner strength.

One final thing I want to mention here, is with relationships, one cannot take things personal. Bipolar is often that ruse that enrages when a friend does not call back, or an appointment gets missed because of something, no matter, it is not meant to be taken personal. Don't. Situations happen, events take place, we can't control everything. Its a matter of just letting things be. Make a list of what peeves, and annoys, work on those components by letting go of preconceived ideas/notions. Thanks for reading.

B.