Hi Everyone! Hope all of you had an enjoyable Thanksgiving....I've wanted to post for a long time. This IS the place to go for understanding and support, and I am thankful for all of you. I posted...
Also, he has a sister but she lives in Seattle, and has back problems and takes heavy duty pain killers, so she is out of it most of the time. I do keep a journal and love to write--it helps....
Thanks for the encouragement, Shannon. I think that when our daughter talked to him when he began to show signs of freaking out, he became more upset. She told him how much better she feels (is...
Thank you, Elle. Seems like all I do is pray. This is the fourth major episode in the last four years. I think it would have been worse if he hadn't been self-medicating. Which was pretty bad in...
BTW this last episode was in July. I know his mother is in denial, and I also feel she is making him feel guilty because she gave him his money. He left July 3rd and when he calls, he speaks...
my absent b/p husband, and you have helped me gain insight, and a place to talk about[b] things from a spouses point of view. He had an episode last October; at that time, he locked me out of the...
Hi Shannon and All: I told him I was going out (just to play guitar and sing and rock) and definately not with another man after we discussed his b/p and how it was affecting the entire family...
Hi again! I gained some real insight from you guys--especially you, Shannon, concerning my b/p spouse. I followed your advice, and I thought he was listening finally and that we could discuss his...
THANK YOU so much Shannon...The warmth, caring and concern that comes through in your posts reminds me so much of how my husband is at times. I will follow your advice and let you know what happens....
my b/p husband. Well, Shannon, you were right--he came home September 10 and said he wanted to work things out. He seemed much better. Then, he left again. I mean, one minute he loves me, then says...
I am so lucky to have found all of you. Noone else could understand or offer the advice that you do. You understand how it feels, Sandra, to wonder where you're loved one is and if they're all right....
Also Nickie---PLEASE don't leave....You are a very cool person and have helped me a lot! This board needs you, and I would be sad if you did....
Thanks to all for trying to help me. You really nailed it Shannon. You asked what I loved about him. We were 19 when we met; he was my first. We are both very intellegent and I can actually talk to...
Thanks to both of you for replying---I've lost 30 lbs in the past month, cry all the time, and feel like I just want to die. Maybe I've spent so much of my life trying to help him that I don't know...
my husband who is bp and you offered some great advice. We were married the first time in 1972. My husband was hospitalized in 1973 due to alchoholism. He was extremely abusive, both mentally and...
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Hi Everyone...I have been reading all of your posts, and it gives me hope that you may be able to help me. I haven't stopped crying for a week. My husband is bipolar, and recently spent two weeks in...