I have written before in this blog about living with and engaging in power exchange relationships while living with a mental illness. I have bipolar I disorder and have lived with it since I was about 11 years old. I have learned to cope with it and manage it. I am not thrilled I have it and would cure it in a second if that were possible. For now, its just part of me and is at a point it doesn’t really interfere with my life. I am not so accepting of physical disabilities. U

I live with Bipolar I. I have since I was about 11, diagnosed at 20. It is fundamental to who I am and I have never not thought about it for a day in more than 21 years. Just the exercise of having to take medication or supplements reminds me that my mind is a bit off. This creates an interesting set of issues with partners. I have had one serious partner refuse to marry me, stating it was not worth the risk that she would one day come home to find my body after a suicide. I