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Re: Hi I am new to this forum,my husband has Bipolar and I have no one to talk too about it.

Hi, I too am new to this forum. My husband also has Bipolar disorder as well as a history of psycosis, trauma and abuse. I have 3 children and am really concerned about how this is affecting them. After 9 years of ups and downs I have sought help for myself and suffer from anxiety .I have struggled to find support groups for people who have a spouse with a mental health illness and I struggle alot as I feel very isolated alot of the time. I have wonderdul friends that listen and family that I can talk to but I sometimes feel they get sick of hearing the same thing....up and down...and to  be honest I dont blame  them, I guess I just feel like I am at a cross road and dont know where to  from here. Im optimistic. most of the time and guess I just need a place to  vent where people understand and hope I can help others on their journey along  the way.  

Re: Hi I am new to this forum,my husband has Bipolar and I have no one to talk too about it.

@Allie-May I can't share anything about the traumas my BP partner puts me through because I know my friends and family would want us to break up. His diagnosis was over a decade ago, we've been together 2 years and just a few weeks after I met him he had a severe break-down. I spoke to my own friends and family then to get support, but they just encouraged me to cut and run. I didn't and now they don't want to know me.

 

For the most part things are ok. I keep mood-charts and began to be able to predict when things were going to get rough. The really bad times only last a week or two as a rule, but we have been rapid cycling for almost 3 months now. His highs are irritable  highs and his lows are aggressive depression. I am so exhausted that I can barely go to work. 

 

If he wasn't ill, I would put my hand up as an abused partner and walk out the door. It isn't an excuse to manipulate and humiliate me though, as he does it with everyone. I can't talk to him about his agressive outbursts in any realistic manner because then he is so down on himself he becomes suicidal. 

 

I am exhausted.

 

 

Re: Hi I am new to this forum,my husband has Bipolar and I have no one to talk too about it.

Hi, I am new today, my x husband has bipolar we were married 19 years. Now my 28 yo daughter also has it. I wish I knew back then what I know now about bp. I am grateful I had experience with his bp as it helped me to recognise my daughters first episode, we got her help very fast & so far she’s medication compliant & has been well for some time & accepts she is bp, something her Dad has never done, he also drank a lot been in AA & sober for many years. They shouldn’t drink! My daughter drinks tells me she knows her limits !! Find that hard to believe. If I could take it from her I would. I feel for you, because you can really feel alone. Happy to talk here whenever. It’s the unpredictability of bp not knowing when a manic episode may happen, my daughter was also psychotic, it was a horrible time, but I consider us lucky as she’s taking meds etc
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