Bipolarism
Marital problems are difficult, at best, to work out in a normal environment. When a member of the household is bipolar, the problems become seemingly insurmountable. The emotional storms of the bipolar individual are a constant challenge to all who are involved. Each time you start over to clean your marital beach, a tsunami sweeps in to wipe it clear of all your hard work and deposit a mountain of problems and emotional refuse in its place. You keep striving, but you are no match for tidal wave after tidal wave.
Soon your island, the rock of your existence, your marriage, is swept away entirely. Leaving you alone in a sea of emptiness, drowning in despair.
June 24th, 2007 at 11:10 am
Get help from a family support service. Learn about cognitive behavioural therapy. Learn not to argue with your partner but walk away for ten minutes. Have a talking time where each holds a stone and cannot be interrupted. Keep your own circle of friends for time out. Examine your love for your spouse. If it is still there, work to keep it. ALl marriages are hard work. Good luck.
June 24th, 2007 at 11:36 am
It’s a little late for that. I am now divorced. My ex refused to accept the diagnosis by two separate psychiatrists. Instead, she wanted a simple answer. Someone to blame. Me.
September 6th, 2007 at 12:18 pm
I was married to someone who was diagnosed as being bipolar. We are now separated. I would like to know if bipolarism is hereditary?
September 6th, 2007 at 1:25 pm
Yes, it is believed that bipolarism can be hereditary. The good news is with proper treatment a bipolar person can lead a perfectly normal life. The bad news is a bipolar person is usually very resistant to treatment.
January 10th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
How does a person become well,? healed from Bipolarism & manic depression , if there is a stigatism in society about those who are genuinely bipolar and manic depressive. And badly want to be well healed from it. What is it like to be bipolar and to fight the disease ,what is it like to overcome the distresses of the past events that bipolarism g=has affected one’s life? Do bipolar people to be jusr as skill,creative, and intelligent ,clever as the next person? Do bipolars go through fighting it with everything that they have?Is it genetic? Or passed down through genes.
January 10th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
This is not medical or psychiatric advice! You should get that from a trained professional.
There is no cure for bipolarism, but it can be managed with medication. As long as the afflicted person stays on their meds, they can lead a normal life. Stop taking them, and the problems will return.
Many bipolar individuals are above average in their creativity. Take a look at this list of famous people affected by bipolar disorder.
May 20th, 2008 at 7:48 am
I am bipolar. I have been married 19 years with two children and it has been a struggle for us all but I take medication, work and pursue my own hobbies. My husband does his own thing but we make it a point to do things together such as date nights etc. Our kids our center of our lives and I fight daily to be normal for my family. There are days when I do not want to come out of the back of my closet (so to speak) but I make myself because I feel that it is one more day I have defeated this disorder. Bipolarism (spelling) runs in my family and was triggered by a major stress episode that I suffered as a kid. Yes there are times I want to stop the meds but I know that beside withdraws there is the very dark side of me that comes out.