I will continue reading and please let me know if you have any questions - I am sorry this is so long
Thank you Serenity,
I guess my first question is "Is she bipolar?" I don't think anyone is sure. The MC thought she had borderline tendencies, the psych said that she didn't. Howerver, all counselors IC, MC, and psych concluded she needed mood stabilizers after the rapid cycling occurred when she was on the anti-depressants. I think the psych may have just diagnosed bipolar to get her on the mood stabilizer. Would that make sense? I can't pinpoint to definitive times when she was hypomanic in our marriage. From what you have read; what do you think? I am not sure if it is important, like you alluded neither she or I can blame the disease for the breakup of our M. But I think I could be more compassionate if I knew there was a real chemical imbalance in her. Statements like "I don't know why I am leaving you. I love you so much." don't sound like they are coming from someone simply caught up in an A.
I will ask more questions later, but do her words and actions suggest bipolar to you? Can you identify with them? No problem with being long winded, I find this whole thing very complicated and confusing. So the more info, the better.
