Hi all!

[my3babykins]

Hi I was recently diagnosed with Bipolar II after many years of anti depressants making matters worse. I'm not really new to BP as my grandmother (now passed), mother, brother and sister are all BP.
The thing is, before I could really get a handle on my own illness, my husband of 10 years went into mania and last week was diagnosed with BP1, PTSD, and ADHD. At this point, my support system is down to nil. His needs right now are more important and more immediate. And honestly I'm okay with that.
I've tried looking around online for info for couples who are facing BP together and could find nothing. Is anyone here in the same situation or know of a couple who have been each others support and fought this together? I'd love to hear anything you have to say.

 

[Alive again]

Welcome to CF!!!! YOu will find much support here! We have not been to active in posting lately, but I do check in daily even if I do not have time to post. I don't know if this is a season where we are doing better adn busy or worse and hiding-still learning about the seasonal effects of bp. I find the most support and understanding for my illnes with others who also have bp. My Father, son and myself are bp 2. I cannot address a mariage realtionship, but I certainly can address the issue of 2 undiagnosised/not well treated bper's in the same household. There were times we bounced anger and depression off of each other, and times of sharing and support because we understood each other and no one else seemed to.

Where the biggest issue s developed was when I chose to deal proactively with my symptoms and my son did not. For example an anger otuburst. I would go to the person afterwards and mend fences-apologize, etc. My son's view was doesn't matter just let it roll off your back and if you can't do that, so what, that's your problem. Thus he would say horrible, hurtful things to me and never correct that. I would in my depression than hold that and believe that as how he felt about me. Not sure if that explanation makes sense, but it is the clearest I can come up with right now. Woudl talk with you more if you would like, but that is it in a nutshell.

Blessings and welcome again!!!!