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03/15/2008 13:24
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Hello All-

I married my prince charming October 20 2007 at a huge wedding with all our friends and family that he wanted. On November 17 my husband began his first significant identifiable bi polar manic episode which resulted in him leaving me (after dilusionally thinking his friends and I were all talking about him and against him at a BBQ- not true ???)and not answering any calls or contact for 2 weeks. When he did return he was abusive, cruel, a whole different person- it was the scariest thing I had ever seen. My family, including my 9 year old daughter, was devestated beyond words. He had shown some signs of this running away behaviour while we dated for 2 years, but not even comparible and never cruel. For six weeks after he returned he remained in an agitated state, watching everything I did, behaving erratically, alternating between scary and loving sometimes hourly- but totally unpredictable. He stayed delusional however, saying he could see'on my face' I was thinking and longing for my deceased husband (??not true) and in a dramatic scary blowup over nothing he left me again 6 weeks after the first. A month after he left me, after sending me hundreds of demeaning and abusive text messages which never ever made sense and ignoring any attempt at communication he called me sobbing and begging for help, saying he had hit rock bottom. I of course tried to help him like an idiot, nursing him back to health, getting him doctor appointments and medications (he finally agreed), doing research checking on him every hour, babying him. Exactly two weeks to the day after his 'rock bottom' he told me to mind my own business, that I was the one who needed medication not him, he is only sick because I drove him to this, and to leave him alone- even that he was going to call the police and tell them I was stalking him!!! OMG- it's still like the twilight zone. He is unbelieveably cruel- saying things to me that are the most hurtful, cruel things I have ever heard anyone say. So here I am again, dealing with my destroyed family and my own completely broken heart. I know that he is sick, but I hurt so bad myself I can't think straight. I am starting to question my own sanity- how could I have been sucked into something like this???? Help me I feel like I am going crazy.... what do I do now. Giving up on him is the hardest thing I have ever done, but his abuse is unbearable.


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03/15/2008 13:32
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Honey, I am so glad you found us...there is a world of support here for you...just hang on and I am sure you are going to get lots of hello's in a minute...let me be the first...YOU ARE NOT ALONE, AND WE ARE HERE FOR YOU,
"In the time of your life, live-so that in that wondrous time you shall not add to the misery and sorrow of the world, but, shall smile to the infinite variety and mystery of it." William Saroyan



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03/15/2008 13:40
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You are not going going crazy...he sounds as mean as a snake...funny how people change after you marry them sometimes....

Being bipolar does not give anyone the right or privilege to abuse you.

You need to take care of yourself first, and protect you and children...

Looks like you tried to help, and unfortunately, he has not hit the real rock bottom which is to lose you...

Again, protect yourself...keep talking I am right here.

"In the time of your life, live-so that in that wondrous time you shall not add to the misery and sorrow of the world, but, shall smile to the infinite variety and mystery of it." William Saroyan



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03/15/2008 13:58
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Thank you- this has been so hard. I tried to reach out to him yesterday- he text messaged my elderly mother and told her to 'get control of your daughter'. I know that a few weeks from now I'll hear from him again. I am so humiliated to be in this position- everyone thinks I'm a happy newly-wed. I also paid for everything, the wedding, paid off his back taxes (he told me he just had a bad few tears and I BELIEVED him) from my savings, and now I guess I'm going to pay for a divorce. I have been married for four and a half months.

Looking at his history I see that this is not the first time his bi-polar has spiraled out of control. One of the problems is when he has seeked help he has been on a crash (depressed) so they automatically give him antidepressants. Two weeks later he's a rockstar and the rest of the world of a conspiracy against him. he evetually pushes everyone away until he is alone where he seems to balance himself. Guess he'll always end up alone. Meanwhile I just have to figure out how to clean up the mess he left behind.


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03/15/2008 14:04
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2Butterflys, welcome to the group. You have found a great group of people with lots of wisdom and experience.

Sorry to hear you are going through this. Unfortunately you cannot force him to do anything he does not want to do. He has to decide to take responsibility for himself. You have done everything you can and shoud be expected to do to help him. It is not up to you to heal him, you can help him make doctors / therapy appointments and remind him to take meds and support his getting healthcare. If/when he truely hits bottom he will be crying out for help.

The best thing you can do right now is to take care of yourself and your daughter. You can and shoud get some counciling for yourself and develop your support group. You need to keep yourself mentally and physically healthy for you to be of help to him when the time comes.

You never ever have to tollerate abuse, physical or mental. That is totally unacceptable!

We are here for you, YOU ARE NOT ALONE!

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03/15/2008 14:08
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Welcome2butterflys.... Please dont let your husband treat you this way...Bipolar or not does not give him an excuse for his behavior... Is he on any medications? Your not alone on this....We are here for you... YOu take care of YOU...He has to come to terms that he is sick.....Big Hugs Southern and again welcome..

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03/15/2008 14:08
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Oh Sugar, that is so hard...looks like you have a good handle on the situation....you realize what is going on...I know some might say to stick with him and help him....and what I am going to say is not that...it is my opinion...get out of this thing and don't be ashamed. He should be the one to be ashamed for treating you like that. If you can make him pay for some of the things....get him to sign a promissory note for the back tax money you LOANED him...

Don't be humiliated...just learn from this valuable experience...remember what don't kill us makes us stronger!!!!

And stay around here...others may not agree with me and that is ok...but for my money...get rid of him he is a leech...

"In the time of your life, live-so that in that wondrous time you shall not add to the misery and sorrow of the world, but, shall smile to the infinite variety and mystery of it." William Saroyan



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03/15/2008 14:20
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Thank you all- I really needed you this morning. Trying to stay strong and explain this to my little girl who LOVES him like I do I the hardest thing. She lost her daddy (my husband) when she was three- she thought her daddy 'sent us an angel' when my new husband came into our lives. The way he turned on us is just like reliving his death all over again. Because thats just what its like- like the sweet good kind man I knew dies for a while. And when he returns he feels terrible, remorseful, suicidal. I agree- contact with him is toxic to me. I have to get all the way out. But what do I do when he calls me four weeks from now sobbing and begging me again... I guess ignore him..? FYI He is only on antidepressants that I know of- bad doctors give him that immediately without thought due to a family history of suicide-

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03/15/2008 14:26
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I know its hard..Im going through a divorce myself... I was dx bipolar 1 with mixed cycles in 2005...I had to hit rock bottom and went into a manic episode and was in the hospital for 2 weeks....Tough love is the hardest and he needs to realize that he needs help now not later....
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03/15/2008 14:35
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He thinks he's getting help. the counselor he saw with me after he left in November dx him bi-polar1. He didn't like that- thought the dr. was out to get him. He is seeing his own therapist now (on my insurance) but only tells her what he wants so he can hear back what he wants. I took him to a psyciatrist- he only asked family history and said we need to try antidepressants only first, he put him on Lexapro and another mild antidepressant. He took the Lexapro twice and said it gave him a headache and gave it up. But I could tell the other one kicked in (he disputed that) because he completely changed in like 48 hours after it started kicking in...

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