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01/04/2008 20:45
rrhodes1
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I have been married to my best friend for nearly 10 years. My wife and I have three wonderful children and when I say that our life has been a rollercoaster ride that's exactly what I mean. We have had some incredible highs that will take your breath away and some very low points that at times I just want to curl up into a ball and hide in the closet. I have known about my wife's Bipolar since we first started dating and I thought I could handle any situation that life could send our way. At first I thought that if I could just be there for her, support her and be a sounding board for her frustrations that that would be enough. At times I feel that I am walking on egg shells trying not to trigger anything that might start a downward spiral. The wrong phrase or action would start the slope down minutes or even days later and then could last days before starting the climb back to what others might consider "normal". I cant talk to anyone in my family. They just have never had any experiences to draw upon, and I'm sorry to say some have even made light of. I love my wife more then life itself and I have at times played into the mania portion just because I love to see her smile and laugh. I would not trade the last 10 years for anything but I am in search of others that are experiencing the same situations and who might be able to help me stay the curse.
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01/05/2008 00:42
red1965
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Welcome to the forum. Your story is similar to mine and others that i have read here. This site has helped me very much in being able to talk to others that are going through or have been through where I am. We are all here to help each other. One of the best things I have found is that I am not alone.

I have a wonderful wife of 25 years that was diagnosed bipolar 6 years ago. One doctor even said that she has probably been bipolar since birth. We have survived a rollercoaster that should have ripped us apart (and almost did a few times) and are still here together in spite of this disease. I hate putting it in these terms but... As Jerry Maguire said, she completes me! She has been stable for about a year now, I am so thankful.

God Bless

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01/05/2008 03:49
TerriTee
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Hi and welcome. Yes, there are a lot of us in your situation. I've been married for 23 years. I also consider my husband as my best friend and love of my life. He was diagnosed about a year and a half ago. Before that, things were pretty stable, but since reading posts here I think there may have been signs that I missed. I think he may have just been coping really well.

We also have 3 children, and I wonder how all this is effecting them. My daughters are a little older (21 and 18), so seem to understand it, but my son is only 8.

I feel at lot less alone since I became a member here. Even though I have supportive friends and family, it helps to talk to others who are actually going through this. We're here is you need to ask or just vent.

Terri

Post edited by: TerriTee, at: 01/05/2008 05:52

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