So something I have been thinking about lately and not really sure if or how I want to handle it. If anyone has any experiance or resources they recommend I would be appreciative.
Well wife may or may not be bipolar II. She defiently seems to fit the bill, but I'm not a doc, and my doc friend was never her doc. She says the diagnosis is from her MD, and she is going to still go see the psychiatrist.
Everything I read says it is controllable through meds. People can be normal if they take there meds. However, my experiance is that many fight this. Most of what I read says that people get worse over age as well.
A good friend who has fully supported my DB efforts has now said he would get out and not try and save it. Basically saying I dodged a bullet, but since we have a child together I did get some shrapnel and should be grateful I found out now.
My dilemia is do I give up if it is the case? How could I do that when I have my own "disease" of alcholism, I don't see much difference between the two. Doesn't that make me a hypocrite? Should I forsake being a hypocrite in my own mind to be happy or should I try and deal with her disorder for a lifetime. Who knows maybe she is asking the same questions. Haha!
I really don't know much about the disorder and what kind of available treatments or possible "fixes" there are. Any help or suggestion from experianced individuals would be appreciated.
