The sense I get from reading these comments is that this is not the right place for relatives and friends of people with BP to share their feelings, stories, and struggles, because doing so may deter...
My family found out yesterday that my brother, who was 50 years old, single, and lived in another state, was found dead in his condo. He had been dead for as long as a week before he was found. It...
Thanks, Sukay. I appreciate you sharing your experience. I know everyone is different, but it does help to get some input from someone who has been in a similar state of mind to my husband. He didn't...
My husband is in a down phase again. This is the hardest part of the disease for me, as his spouse, to cope with. He's withdrawn, irritable, and acts nothing like the person I married - he's a...
SLZ, I honestly don't know anything about day programs for bipolar. My husband did a day program for a month after he got out of rehab (for alcoholism), and he ended up thinking it was a good thing...
SLZ, That is hard, but it sounds like you are making progress in your thinking and setting boundaries. Hugs to you and your family. imacat2...
SLZ, I am so sorry to hear about all you're going through. Sometimes it just seems like a lot of stress factors come together at once, and it's just not fair. I wanted to second Sukay's...
Thanks for all of your advice and support. I, too, just can't see how it makes sense to let him be rude or inappropriately negative to the kids without at least commenting that his behavior is...
SLZ, No offense taken and I can use all the support I can get right now! It's weird how things happen - we got home from the dr's this afternoon and were doing some things around the house when my...
SLZ, Thanks for your message. I appreciate the support. Believe me, I do intend to do exactly what I said - it's not so much an ultimatum as a boundary. He is also an alcoholic, in recovery four...
My husband saw the nurse practioner today - for those of you who didn't see my earlier post on walking on eggshells, he was diagnosed with BP several months ago, and about two weeks ago went into the...
Thanks everyone for your input. It is good to have a place I can talk about things like this with people who understand what is going on. Tonight I again asked my husband to contact his pdoc's...
My husband was only diagnosed recently with BP. His meds worked extremely well for a little while, but lately, he's been in a depressed state. He has a lot of physical manifestations with this -...
I just found this forum this morning. My husband of just over 5 years was diagnosed with BP just a few months ago. He is an alcoholic, in recovery for four years, who nearly died of complication from...