HappyTurtle: Thanks for the vote of confidence...appreciate it! 👍...
theHTreturns: I think I get what you mean...you're telling me not to get all idealistic, but to be pragmatic. I understand what you're saying...no worries HT, my sanity, health and self-care are very...
getting by: Thanks for the reply...appreciate it a lot. :) Yeah I know life is short...but having said that we are all in our own little unique situations...I respect that some feel they have...
: _ / Very sad and sorry to hear that your wife left you in that way...it must have been gut-wrenching...*patz* Perhaps my wife is also staying with me for the very same reasons you had...ie. could...
Lol Tim Tam, no worries...the thought of ending my life was an extremely fleeting one...like maybe a few seconds. So don't worry...:) Very sorry to hear about your previous relationship...I'm sure...
Thanks for the previous responses, getting by, theHTreturns, Tim Tam and many other beloved contributors. I'm sure you can guess that I posting at 3.58am in Singapore is an indication that all is...
getting by: Yes, 'manipulative' is the right choice of word...I've been manipulated numerous times lol...but still, I have to press on. I am her husband and I love her and I shall endure...no matter...
theHTreturns: Thanks for the super-kind words...your support means a lot to me...:) getting by: Yeah my wife isn't so keen on the meds...will explain later...thanks for the super-kind words...
getting by: Thank you very much for posting...it's very nice and kind of you to do so. I'm sorry I didn't reply earlier...couldn't find the energy or gumption to do so...Yeah I think she sometimes...
Getting by: Thank you very much for the reply...yeah I can see that risperidone is very strong...she can't stop giggling and laughing...trying to take care of myself too and not sink with...
[b]Thanks for the reply theHTreturns...yeah maybe side effects huh. Update: 6th June 2019 My wife just said very coldly that she is moving out and she can take her meds on her own without my help. I...
Sounds encouraging...keep it up...doing well... I wish my wife(maybe soon-to-be-ex) were as committed to wellness as you......
Thanks for the reply Tim Tam... She's staying with me at our home now... Didn't leave this morning and stayed the whole day at home... When I returned home after work, I found her sleeping in...
[b]Update 3rd June 2019: My wife called me at night yesterday...went to pick her up at some 1-star hotel...went for dinner...she ate about half and then said no appetite...then we went back to...
I think it's great that you've tried writing here (and perhaps elsewhere). My wife also ended our relationship a few years ago...(since then, we divorced and remarried and then she's left again) So,...
Greetings folks, a small and surreal update: At 4am yesterday, my wife called me and said that she had rented a room downtown...asked me to pick her up...so I drove over, picked her up and...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLpmj059JFA : _ /...
Thanks HT, I'll let Robin and Alfred know that you've returned lol! Yeah it's really hard to have to juggle work and not think of her... However, every cloud has a silver lining. The strange and yet...
AppleBlossom: No worries...really appreciate your insights and tips...I need to know how the Bipolar mind functions so I can understand my wife better...yes you're absolutely right; the struggling...
AppleBlossom: Wow together since adolescence...? Amazing! You have Borderline Disorder as well...? I see. 1 month of not contacting your hubby doesn't seem that bad...I think mine might be...
To theHTreturns and every sufferer: Keep pressing on and keep fighting whatever dark thoughts there are...don't ruminate on them at all and let them fester in your mind...try immersing yourself in...
My wife, strangely, feels guilty over many things. Leaving me, the death of her father, being of mixed race, having acne etc. I think it's possible to get over it. Probably takes time though...my...
AppleBlossom: Thanks very much for the reply...thanks very much for the kind words too...I promised my wife many times never to leave her and she the same...so I'm sticking to my promise no matter...
Tim Tam: Yeah maybe she should have been diagnosed as 'schizo-affective' instead of just Bipolar...perhaps she masked some of her symptoms when she was warded in IMH years ago. Thanks for the kind...
A little something for you guys... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuA8YbdTdR8 A classic by Diana Ross...it speaks a lot to me now. Hopefully one day, my wife will come back and find me like the lady...
Hey Tim Tam (wait a minute...how come this name makes me feel hungry...? Hm...) Hmm...now that you put it this way, I do suspect that maybe she's schizo-affective...? Like maybe Bipolar +...
You have Bipolar too...? I see...glad you're managing it well...kudos to you, my friend. Latest UPDATE: The police informed me that they found her, deemed her safe and released her. She refused to...
theHTreturns: Thanks very much for the words of encouragement...Valproate on its own is useless...? Ok I'll take note of that...Yeah I'm very, extremely, worried about her...not sure if she's got...
Greetings folks. I used to post in another depression forum under the same nick but for some reason, find myself wading in unchartered territory now...:( Just a little history about me and my wife......