Spouses of Bipolar in Active Relationships

FYI- I also posted this in the other group

I have been having a good twelve hours or so!

First to celebrate- the back story: My SO stayed awake all of Tuesday night. He finally fell asleep and around 9am. So he slept most of the day. But we have been trying to get him on a normal sleep schedule.

So he agreed to take his PRN last night FOR THE FIRST TIME to help him go to sleep at a reasonable time! He went to sleep and while yes he is a little groggy this morning, he is awake!

Second to celebrate- I just got a call from his lawyer for his SSI disability. His hearing was about seven weeks ago. She got a call from SSI asking her to send a form stating that he agrees with a start date on the disability as the date that he applied instead of the original date we put down on the application. So this leads her and I to believe that we will be receiving the APPROVAL in the mail!!!!!

I called my SO because I was so excited about the SSI news, I think he was too groggy to care. But I knew you guys would!

I don't think either of these are baby steps! I think they are HUGE steps!!! Yippeee!!!!! Throw some confetti!!!!!

I'm not going to lie I am pretty stoked!

Riding, the disability took a HUGE load off my husband's shoulders. He knows that if something happened to me, he will be able to support himself.(He doesn't want to leave me or vice versa, but it was grating him to be so dependent on me...he has always taken care of himself and his son.) He also knows that his monthly check helps to pay our bills. We could not do it on my salary alone. With that support, he had a TON of triggers removed. In one fell swoop!

And him taking his PRN....MAJOR. You might try the digitalis analogy. In old movies, you see people with heart problems slipping a small pill under their tongue, digitalis. Well, if our loved ones had a heart that was about to race out of control, they would take their digitalis. That is what their PRN is like!!!!

I remember when we found out that my husband was approved for disability.... as married said ~ it took a huge load off of his shoulders (mine, too). I am so happy for you!!!

Sounds like pretty good things to celebrate!!

Hooray! The disability is a huge blessing. Congratulations!

Excellent!

That is wonderful, a big CONGRATS to you both. I am sure this will take away a lot of stress for him and YOU.

I asked him a couple times last night how he felt about getting the phone call. He didn't say much. I proded a little and he just doesn't want to get his hopes up as this isn't an actual APPROVAL yet... But yes if it gets approved it will take a load off of both of us. I think it is really hard for him to think that if I wanted to I can kick him out of "our" house and he would have nothing. So I think just knowing that he could make it on his own if he needs/wants to will help his self esteem.

I really think him taking the seroquel kept him half asleep most of the day!

Post edited by: ridingthewaves, at: 06/10/2011 07:03 AM