Bipolar Spouse

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Serenity, I will chime in (as always)[quote=Serenity13](((CC)))

I have bipolar, was diagnosed 20 years ago and have been off and on (more off - but now on) meds since then...Stay on meds. Obey your doctor.

I can't speak for your H however I can tell you I refused treatment because it made me feel weak as a person and yes I was also institutionalized as well..I would hope it would make you feel human:we are all persons; we are all weak: we all have our problems, in one form or another.

To be labeled as a bipolar person is almost like a death sentence...Not in this day and age. Maybe when it was misunderstood and labeled manic-depressive years ago, but not now. It is no more of a "label" than" clinical depression" or "OCD" To be told you may have to take mood altering drugs the rest of your life because you can't function as a "normal" human being is a horrible blow to anyone...Change the term mood-altering to heart-altering, to blood-sugar-altering, to thyroid-altering, to OCD-altering to agoraphobia-altering, to adrenal-altering, to hormonal-altering, etc., etc., etc. and there is no difference.No difference in perception. No difference in people's reactions or perceptions, No stigma! It is a chemical imbalance of unknown cause. Big deal.

Once people know, basically you become the disease and cease to be a person...I disagree. To ignorant people, maybe. Educate them.

Quite candidly and bluntly, my friend, I would see my doctor if I were you. Sure, you're going through the roller coaster like all of us, but sometimes my perceptions of your mood swings seem quite sudden and pronounced.. I am on Thyroid replacement, testosterone replacement, AD's and Neurotransmitter-enhancing amino acids. End/cumulative result? I cope better, respond better,live better.

Have your Bi-Polar re-evaluated,please.
((((HUGS SERENITY))))