 Alcholic and BiPolar...what's our connection?
So I've been doing a lot of thinking lately and I'd like to hear your thoughts if you've got any on the topic...
My best friend's an alcoholic and I have bipolar disorder. We've got very little in common otherwise...9 year age gap, different stages of our lives, different family situations, etc. yet we're still really close. Whenever people ask me why I stay so close to him, even if he brings me down, or frusterates me, I'm not sure what the answer is. I told my therapist that sometimes I think it's because we're both broken and that other people don't get that. Maybe misery really does love company? I know I'll never be fully fixed, and he's in the same boat. His addiction to alcohol and my mental instablity will always be there. Is that what makes us so tied together? I wish I knew because lately the friendship drags me down and is tiresome...yet I can't walk away. Does anyone else know what I mean? Why do you think it's this way?
Thanks everyone
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