I agree with you. It's just hard sometimes because he takes my refusal to marry as a rejection and everything gets all tangled up from there but we've been making progress.
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I agree with you. It's just hard sometimes because he takes my refusal to marry as a rejection and everything gets all tangled up from there but we've been making progress.
Jer
It's not so much being afraid to open up because I've been open. I think it's moreso an issue of just trusting my instincts and my need to protect myself. I know deep down that unless a person has really come into contact with a manic, that they have no ideal what they're dealing with. They have no understanding of the "world of mental illness" and I understand this because I didn't know until I got sick. Mental illness is so well hidden that it's almost like living in a parallel universe (if that makes sense). Also with the help of the Lord I've created an environment that is conducive to me staying as healthy as I can. I don't know how the stimuli of having another person in my space 24/7 would affect that seeing how I'm entering into menopause. From everything I've read thus far regarding menopause and bipolar, it's not pretty. So I'm thinking about some not too distant realities and doing what I can do health wise. I think a friendship is healthier for me.
My therpist that I have now is great , at first I did not know how it would work with him being a man and me a lady , I had a women therpist before and felt that I could be more open with her , but I have found out that I can be just as open with the male therpist as well . I guess as long as the therpist is good it will not matter to me if it is male or female as long as I get good care .
Relationships are not for everyone and only you know what is right for you . I have a friend that is bipolar and she does not want a relatipnship becouse she is to unstable . I have friends that are bipolar and got married and devorced servale times trying to make it work . Then there are those like me and my husband who have been married for 33 years or longer . I think a relationship bepends on how stable we can stay and how well or mate can handle it . I know there must be times when my husbands thinks why did I marry this lady , but he is great . I hope we grow old togeather . Your thinking is right what ever God has planed for you will happen and if you can be happy with that then you will be fine . People do not have to be married to have a good and happy life .