What do you do if you are married to someone that you suspect might be bipolar?
I seriously think Josh is bipolar. His mom thinks he is... My aunt thinks he is and she is married to a bipolar man. A couple of his friends have also mentioned they think he is.
He is beyond emotional and whatever he is feeling becomes magnified. When he is upset its really bad. He will drink and he is hateful about everyone and everything. He goes to extremes always. For example. If I get a paycheck that is less than we expected he starts raging about "well then you can't drive your car at all and we can't pay this bill and you might have to get rid of the dogs and we are never going to have the life you want etc etc."
Living with him is exhausting. It's gotten much worse the past year. I love him, but most days I can't stand to be anywhere near him. Dealing with his moods has pushed me into depression myself and my anxiety issues are through the roof to the point where I'm making myself sick.
His mood swings change really fast. He can go from flipping out to joking around in a single moment.
Whenever we fight he always tells me i should leave him and find some rich guy who can take care of me... Wtf???
I don't get him half the time. I'm also sick of being deprioritized by him. He always puts his own wants and needs before me. I don't mind him thinking about himself sometimes obviously... But when its always about him... It just gets old.
Also... Anything that ever happens is never his fault.... According to him. He always blames everyone else.
I dunno... I just really think he is bipolar and I have no clue how to confront it or if I even should. I know I can't force him to seek help. He won't go see a dr and he says he refuses to talk to a therapist about his problems. How do I as a wife live with someone like this? I know people make these marriages work... But I just don't see how it could work if he isn't willing to get help.
I'm meeting with a marriage counselor next week. Josh doesn't even know I'm doing so. He wouldn't understand my reasonings if I tried to tell him to be honest. Are there support groups for people who know or suspect their spouse might be bipolar? How do you eventually convince someone to see a Dr.
I seriously think Josh is bipolar. His mom thinks he is... My aunt thinks he is and she is married to a bipolar man. A couple of his friends have also mentioned they think he is.
He is beyond emotional and whatever he is feeling becomes magnified. When he is upset its really bad. He will drink and he is hateful about everyone and everything. He goes to extremes always. For example. If I get a paycheck that is less than we expected he starts raging about "well then you can't drive your car at all and we can't pay this bill and you might have to get rid of the dogs and we are never going to have the life you want etc etc."
Living with him is exhausting. It's gotten much worse the past year. I love him, but most days I can't stand to be anywhere near him. Dealing with his moods has pushed me into depression myself and my anxiety issues are through the roof to the point where I'm making myself sick.
His mood swings change really fast. He can go from flipping out to joking around in a single moment.
Whenever we fight he always tells me i should leave him and find some rich guy who can take care of me... Wtf???
I don't get him half the time. I'm also sick of being deprioritized by him. He always puts his own wants and needs before me. I don't mind him thinking about himself sometimes obviously... But when its always about him... It just gets old.
Also... Anything that ever happens is never his fault.... According to him. He always blames everyone else.
I dunno... I just really think he is bipolar and I have no clue how to confront it or if I even should. I know I can't force him to seek help. He won't go see a dr and he says he refuses to talk to a therapist about his problems. How do I as a wife live with someone like this? I know people make these marriages work... But I just don't see how it could work if he isn't willing to get help.
I'm meeting with a marriage counselor next week. Josh doesn't even know I'm doing so. He wouldn't understand my reasonings if I tried to tell him to be honest. Are there support groups for people who know or suspect their spouse might be bipolar? How do you eventually convince someone to see a Dr.