Comments on: Alexandra’s Bipolar Husband http://www.finkshrink.com/blog Information and support Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:57:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Mindiebean http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/bipolar-stories-and-insights/alexandras-bipolar-husband/comment-page-1#comment-1837 Mindiebean Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:23:28 +0000 http://finkshrink.com/blog/?page_id=247#comment-1837 So your husband didn't show any signs before this episode? I think mine may be Bipolar, but he refuses that anything is wrong with him. He says that the Lord has told him that he is perfectly normal. We are a religious family so this doesn't sound abnormal to me. Except I don't feel that God would tell him such a thing. We are on the road to a divorce. I am just trying to comprehend all the crazyness that has happened. So your husband didn’t show any signs before this episode? I think mine may be Bipolar, but he refuses that anything is wrong with him. He says that the Lord has told him that he is perfectly normal. We are a religious family so this doesn’t sound abnormal to me. Except I don’t feel that God would tell him such a thing. We are on the road to a divorce. I am just trying to comprehend all the crazyness that has happened.

]]> By: Dawn wishing for peace http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/bipolar-stories-and-insights/alexandras-bipolar-husband/comment-page-1#comment-1711 Dawn wishing for peace Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:16:42 +0000 http://finkshrink.com/blog/?page_id=247#comment-1711 My husband is bipolar and it so bad. He sat on our couch for 4 months not doing nothing.and he make everything i do or say is wrong I'm always against him.I'm getting so depressed i beginning to think one day I'm not going pull out of it.we been together almost 24 years and we have 8 kids from 24 to 2 1/2 years old and i just don't know what to do .I'm so unhappy I just what to be happy i never ask for much in life just everyone not to be hurt and healthie and i was find i don't drive new cars or have really nice thing if we have food and were together we were find now it just seen to be a nightmare being with him all he want to do is fight and made me feel like it my fault. What can I do? Just want to be happy. My husband is bipolar and it so bad. He sat on our couch for 4 months not doing nothing.and he make everything i do or say is wrong I’m always against him.I’m getting so depressed i beginning to think one day I’m not going pull out of it.we been together almost 24 years and we have 8 kids from 24 to 2 1/2 years old and i just don’t know what to do .I’m so unhappy I just what to be happy i never ask for much in life just everyone not to be hurt and healthie and i was find i don’t drive new cars or have really nice thing if we have food and were together we were find now it just seen to be a nightmare being with him all he want to do is fight and made me feel like it my fault. What can I do? Just want to be happy.

]]> By: seth windsor http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/bipolar-stories-and-insights/alexandras-bipolar-husband/comment-page-1#comment-1674 seth windsor Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:00:19 +0000 http://finkshrink.com/blog/?page_id=247#comment-1674 Man. This is freaking me out. I'm the BP one in the family. I've been diagnosed with BPII--which is supposed to be the more 'benign' version. i asked my doc point blank what the chances were of me 'going' BPi--he said 'zero.' 'Zero' because there is no chance of onset of those kinds of symptoms this late in life (i'm 42). But your spouse was presumably over 40 when his began. Now I'm running over to my doc to make sure i give him a waiver so my wife can talk to him when i freak her out (which, thankfully, isn't TOO often, or TOO bad--at least, according to me). Peace Man. This is freaking me out. I’m the BP one in the family. I’ve been diagnosed with BPII–which is supposed to be the more ‘benign’ version. i asked my doc point blank what the chances were of me ‘going’ BPi–he said ‘zero.’ ‘Zero’ because there is no chance of onset of those kinds of symptoms this late in life (i’m 42).

But your spouse was presumably over 40 when his began. Now I’m running over to my doc to make sure i give him a waiver so my wife can talk to him when i freak her out (which, thankfully, isn’t TOO often, or TOO bad–at least, according to me).

Peace

]]> By: obilove http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/bipolar-stories-and-insights/alexandras-bipolar-husband/comment-page-1#comment-1585 obilove Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:13:54 +0000 http://finkshrink.com/blog/?page_id=247#comment-1585 I am so sorry for all that your going through. My husband is bipolar too, and from Athens Greece. I didn't know until he started behaving totally erratic himself. What sent him into an episode was learning that our then 8 year old daughter had brain cancer. While I was tending to her (I have 3 kids) he started seeing another woman. We had been together 18 years at that time. neither he nor this other woman spoke the same language but had been seeing each other for about a year until I found the condoms hidden in my car. He is still in denial that he had "relations" with her even though I caught them both at local hotels near our home. He has jumped out of moving cars, he became obsessed with the other woman, jumped out of the car on the 5 and 134 fwy interchange and walked about 10 miles home. Just crazy. I can tell you this. He is better now and takes good care of the family financially. However, if I wasn't alone in the world and had a family that could help me, I would have divorced him during that time. But because for various health reasons, I couldn't get any job training, I am stuck. You see, money of your own and family or friends help is what is required. Stay for love is isn't practical to me. I love him but what he did was unforgivable to me. But since I have nothing else to support the family without him then I am stuck. One day, though, I am going to leave and that day will come when my youngest (who is autistic) hits 18. Then I will hopefully have only myself to support. Then one day I'll be gone. I am so sorry for all that your going through. My husband is bipolar too, and from Athens Greece. I didn’t know until he started behaving totally erratic himself. What sent him into an episode was learning that our then 8 year old daughter had brain cancer. While I was tending to her (I have 3 kids) he started seeing another woman. We had been together 18 years at that time. neither he nor this other woman spoke the same language but had been seeing each other for about a year until I found the condoms hidden in my car. He is still in denial that he had “relations” with her even though I caught them both at local hotels near our home.

He has jumped out of moving cars, he became obsessed with the other woman, jumped out of the car on the 5 and 134 fwy interchange and walked about 10 miles home. Just crazy.

I can tell you this. He is better now and takes good care of the family financially. However, if I wasn’t alone in the world and had a family that could help me, I would have divorced him during that time. But because for various health reasons, I couldn’t get any job training, I am stuck.

You see, money of your own and family or friends help is what is required. Stay for love is isn’t practical to me. I love him but what he did was unforgivable to me. But since I have nothing else to support the family without him then I am stuck.

One day, though, I am going to leave and that day will come when my youngest (who is autistic) hits 18. Then I will hopefully have only myself to support. Then one day I’ll be gone.

]]> By: pamela rose http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/bipolar-stories-and-insights/alexandras-bipolar-husband/comment-page-1#comment-1566 pamela rose Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:19:55 +0000 http://finkshrink.com/blog/?page_id=247#comment-1566 Alexandra, Doesn't sound like your husband's doctor has prescribed the right meds. I take Seroquel for sleep and depression. I hope your husband can get some relief. What are the doctors saying after he is hospitalized? Pam Alexandra,
Doesn’t sound like your husband’s doctor has prescribed the right meds. I take Seroquel for sleep and depression. I hope your husband can get some relief. What are the doctors saying after he is hospitalized?
Pam

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