Can you date a partner with Bipolar disorder or mental health issues?

[Anonymous]

what is your opinion on this?

[SueShe]

One can date anyone if the will to accept challenges and/or mental health problems with a partner.

You would be surprised to find out how many people suffer from bipolar disorder or mental health issues.

According to reliable sources, an estimated 2.8% of U. S. adults had bipolar disorder in the past year. Also, past year prevalence of bipolar disorder among adults was similar for males (2.9%) and females (2.8%). An estimated 4.4% of U. S. adults experience bipolar disorder at some time in their lives.

A great percentage of those affected people have been in a relationship at least once in their lifetime.

Source: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/bipolar-disorder

Mental illnesses are common in the United States and around the world. It is estimated that more than one in five U. S. adults live with a mental illness (59.3 million in 2022; 23.1% of the U. S. adult population). Mental illnesses include many different conditions that vary in degree of severity, ranging from mild to moderate to severe. Two broad categories can be used to describe these conditions: Any Mental Illness (AMI) and Serious Mental Illness (SMI). AMI encompasses all recognized mental illnesses. SMI is a smaller and more severe subset of AMI.

Source: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/mental-illness

[EmmaMary]

Regrettably I would find this extremely difficult to cope with... Sorry.

[EmmaMary]

Thank you for the MHO.

[jazzy34]

As long as he is stable, properly handling his condition (s), and isn’t dangerous, why not?

[guyinterested]

sure