I am in a relationship with someone who has bipolar disorder, and I have borderline personality disorder. Having read up on each other's conditions and the best way to deal with them we embarked on a wonderful relationship, very much in love. A year in we hit a snag. When we argue he retreats into his head. I go completely borderline, need resolution right now and get very destructive. At the point he's sorted his head out, I am worked up and using unhealthy coping mechanisms. By the time he comes back we're into argument territory again. It is hard to find stories from relationships where both people have a psychological disorder, but the breakup statistics where one person is affected appear to be bad. Does our relationship stand a chance?

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