W can't break EA - not sure how to handle it

[Kettricken]

There's a reason it's not good to come off many (most) psychoative drugs cold turkey; bad stuff ensues. Obviously, in her case, she had no choice. But it's not to be wondered at that her emotions are still all over the place.

Selfish thinking seems to be a pretty constant feature in anyone suffering depression (speaking as someone who has done several rounds with "regular" depression, not bipolar.) It's not so much that the depressed person doesn't *care* about their family, friends, responsibilities, FITB ... it's just that the "background noise" of their own pain is so loud that it tends to drown everyone else's out. As an adult, don't look for too much care-taking from a depressed person; you'll be unlikely to get it and if you expect it, the pressure of expectation can seem like an intolerable burden to them. That's why self-care for you in your situation is so important.

There's not really a whole lot beyond good self-care that you can do about any of this, except what you're already doing. Be a good man and father, a stable individual, the better choice ... hopefully she will be able to get her own head together enough to recognize you as such.