Bipolar disorder and codependency often feed each other in ways most caregivers never see coming. This episode of The Other Side of Bipolar breaks down the self-destructive cycle that forms when we stay: staying erodes self-esteem, and as self-esteem crumbles, codependency dee pens — making it even harder to leave. It’s a spiral that feeds itself from the inside out. This episode traces how that cycle forms, why it’s so hard to break, and what it really means to unknowingly create our own misery. For any partner or caregiver of someone with bipolar disorder who’s ever felt trapped in a pattern they
couldn’
t leave.