For Loved Ones · Partners
Supporting a partner with a chronic mental illness
DBSA on the long-relationship version of caregiving — and the version where the caregiver also needs care.
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance7 min read
DBSA's friends-and-family hub is written specifically for the long view: a partnership in which a mood disorder is one feature among many, not a temporary crisis. The guidance is honest about resentment, sex, money, and the loneliness of caregiving without descending into either martyrdom or self-help cliché.
DBSA also runs free peer-support groups specifically for friends and family, in person and online.
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A note on this article
Mental Hum publishes general education, not medical advice. If something here reflects your own experience, please consider speaking to a clinician. If you are in crisis, call or text 988.