As for the bearer going mad if the ring was taken by force, yes, I agree with Kalimac. If the Ring had been taken from him by Gollum, who would then scamper away with it, then yep, he would have lost it.
But the Ring was destroyed at that point, soooo...no more power on the mind of the bearer. (It would have been mildly interesting to see the effect on Gollum. Also wonder: did Bilbo "feel" the Ring's demise, 'way back in Rivendell?)
Frodo felt some residual effects from traveling into the "heart of darkness", but he was spared from much worse by the dstruction of the Ring.
As for whether he "failed" or not: you try it, Mr. Arm-Chair Ring Bearer!
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