I have looked at several posts on bipolar disorder and have not found this exact question addressed. I would like to hear from people who are in good, functioning, long-term relationships with people who have bipolar disorder. I don’t want to hear from people who have been burned, or whose lives have been shattered, or whose partners were not being treated or medicated. I’ve read all of those stories and I’ve lived it myself. I’m familiar. [more inside]
posted by kensington314 on Aug 7, 2009 - 11 answers

I've been single for the last three years and my previous relationships have been few, brief and generally awful. I want to change this. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 13, 2009 - 4 answers

I sometimes have the habit of (unintentionally, at least I feel), putting people down. [more inside]
posted by hadjiboy on May 1, 2007 - 11 answers

Friend in trouble: bipolar, taking Zoloft, smoking huge amount of marijuana which exacerbates his mania. He's acting crazy. I'm far away -- how can I help? Especially, how can I support his girlfriend, and convince him to accept treatment and quit the pot? Other advice about treatment for bipolar disorder? [more inside]
posted by LobsterMitten on Aug 28, 2006 - 14 answers

I was recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder. As part of the ongoing diagnostic process, I was asked to take the MMPI, the results of which took a long time to return to me. Turns out that I scored 'invalid' on the test, with the implication by my doctor that I was trying to throw the results, even though I answered the sometimes insipid questions completely honestly. Now doctor and family alike are looking askance at me, and I feel a bit paranoid over where treatment options will go next due to this (I've already had some very bad reactions to alleged "low side effect" medications). Should I change doctors, re-take the test, or just let it pass?
posted by WolfDaddy on Jun 6, 2004 - 10 answers