Bipolar in the family Support Group

I did't know how bad off he was until it was too late. Our baby is 16 months old and will never remember her daddy. It breaks my heart to know that one day I will have to tell her the story. I also fear she may end up with it and end up just like her daddy.

Oh honey, I'm so sorry! That is all our fear I'm sure. Hang in there. There is no way to make this a positive situation. But you can find ways to make the best of it. If you are an amazing mom and give her confidence and the love she needs, she will survive this as she gets older. My heart goes out to you and your daughter.

Thank you very much that means a great deal to me. I will live each day of my life loving and remembering the man named David not the monster named bi polar that consumed him in the end. I will do my best to make sure our daughter knows and loves him just as much as I do.

Yes you will! You will give her great memories. You guys will survive this. Maybe it's better it happened now when she didn't really know him. Might have been harder on her if she had a more definite relationship with him and was more aware of the loss. But still hard nonetheless, for sure.

I'm sorry to hear of your loss! Keep the memories of him in your heart and share them with your daughter. I can only imagine how hard it must be, but you can get through this.

Thank you. I will get through this. I have no choice. Our daughter needs me to be strong for her if not I would already have totally fallen apart.

My bipolar husband has commited suicide almost a year ago. Let me know if you have any questions. I am teribbly sorry about what you are going through. You will survive . We will both survive

I am sorry for your loss but am thankful to see that I am not alone in this vicious battle. I'm always here to talk.

Well, I wrote a long response to you about my emotions , but I have erased it since your pain is more fresh - i did not want to upset you - it would be selfish . You may want to check out suicide grieving groups . Let me know if you have any questions . And it is ok to have mood swings (super happy as if you were high on a drug or super sad, or flat etc...)

Post edited by: cuckoo, at: 01/28/2011 06:49 PM

My daughters fathers family is telling me he committed suicide but I am not sure I believe it. I have been given 4 different stories on how he was supposed to have done it. There are also many other factors that don't match up. It's still an ongoing investigation so I really don't know much. I know that when I was with him he had to be in control of everything in my life. Supervised phone calls and showers. No internet. No male friends and he had to have his eyes on me 24/7. Those were his bad days. On his good days he treated me like a queen. It was all about my wants needs and feelings and thats the man I fell in love with. I left with our daughter when she was 16 days old because for the first time ever he got physical with me and I was afraid for her. He needed help but I think he was to the point he was beyond help. I love the prince charming side of him but at the same time I hate the evil in him that tore our family apart.