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01/02/2008 06:43
mary5kids
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I am new to this site and so far I love it. I am so glad you are all here. My name is Mary and I fell in love with a man who is bipolar. When I met him he was not on his meds, his family does not believe he needs meds. Well after a couple months he decided to not return my calls and ignored me. I got so upset I went to his home and he ended up coming outside to tell me it was over for now. I said Do you love me? He said I do love you and then walked back into his house. Being very new to this I called his mom and she told me he was in a funk as she called it and that if i loved him just wait and he will come around. Two weeks of pain for me and wondering and he finally called. He told me that his other personality named Micheal came out and this happens when he is not meds and he hits a low.He says Micheal is out to destroy his life. Well at that point I took it upon myself to help him get into counseling and get on meds. Things were great for the last 6 months. He has two kids and one of them is bipolar/adhd. He moved in to my house with me and things were ok but I have a ex that did not want to give up and we had a few issues. He seemed afraid of my ex, really I think its the confrontation. Anyway he left out of here at 330 am on Christmas eve with the two kids while i was at work. He was off his meds and has been off 3-4 weeks, Missed his appt with the dr and they would not refill. Now he is living with his mom and her girlfriend, they dont want me to see the kids and he wont call me or anything. He told me he was going to stay there, they would tend to the kids and he is trying to get back into truck driving. I am not sure if that dream will ever happen because he is planning on lieing to get the job. I am so hurt and devastated. I had his kids the majority of the year and not any contact from his family regarding me. now he wont talk to me. wont answer the phone and seems to not care. I had met him to give him the kids beds and he was lovey dovey, told me he loved me and all that. Seemed distant, kisses were not the same. Told me I will call u tonight or tommorow. I offered a cell phone to keep communication open and he said no he didnt like that cell. He didnt call so i called him and he was filling out online truck driving applications and basically ignored me. I hung up and have heard nothing since. If this is real love and I feel like it is, will it ever hit him what he has done? Is he hurting too? Any advice would be appreciated before I go insane.
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01/03/2008 10:23
carmen33
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Hey Mary, till he is ready to face the fact that something is wrong, there isn't much that you can do but to try and move on with your life, his mom isn't helping matters any by telling him he doesn't need medications.. I am sorry that you are not getting to see the kids, they have a habit of getting under your skin, maybe one day he will see the light.
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01/25/2008 04:33
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Mary, Have you thought that maybe he's not the "garden variety" bipolar, but may have something else going on, such a multiple personality disorder? Or schizophrenia? Or schizo-affective disorder? This other personality named "Michael" sounds awfully weird, but I am not BP. Maybe one of the BP's on this board can be more informative - they know first hand what you are dealing with.

I feel sorry for his kids. Especially the one with BP. From what I have read, bipolar kids need structure and stability in their lives if they are to have any chance at all to live a normal life. This moving around is really not good for them.



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