If it isn't under control and stable/then you are thinking all about you and how this is affecting you and how you feel...
This I can identify with. Her feelings often play a major role in her thought process.
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Your thoughts/actions/emotions get the better of you, that is when paranoia sets in and you begin to think everyone/everything is out to get you including your own mind
This has been especially true lately. She has even told me a couple times in the past month that she was being paranoid. A few months ago she was seeing illusions (ghosts or demons); I really began to think that she may be schizophrenic. She knew they were not real, but she really saw them.
Originally Posted By: Serenity13
Niravam (Xanax) for panic attacks...
My W was prescribed this after her panic attack as well. Do panic attacks tend to be a part of bipolar?
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I don't want to be a downer however the choices ultimately are hers with or without the bipolar, she is still choosing her course of actions...
Her emotions being amplified aren't helping matters but in the end don't let her use that to justify her actions because no matter how it is spun, there is no justification for her behavior (I don't mean to be so blunt)...
I understand this. But you said that it took you 20 years to get it all sorted out. Doesn't she deserve a little extra time to get some of this stuff sorted out in her head? In the meantime I can GAL and detach. If she is bipolar, I understand that it is better for the spouse to be somewhat detached anyway. Then they are more emotionally prepared to deal with the depressive or manic episodes when they occur.
