I Married Bipolar

Contrary to what we have been through and what many have said, I'm still committed and love my wife. Throughout our 20 year marriage there has always been something unusual in my wife's behavior. Odd and just down right hateful to say...

i am married to someone who is bi polar , I do not know a lot about the disease except for the mood swings and the highs and lows . That is why I joined this group to learn more .

I have been married 4 times!  Each husband knew I was bipolar and said oh sure I know what that is, I understand while we were dating.  When we got married and I would get manic they DIDN'T understand.  They didn't bother...

It has been a 4 year roller coster ride and now I don't know who is crazy. we have moved 6 times, 4 or which we have been evicted due to the fact that he does not do well with money and a steroid addiction. He has decided on the spur...

when i first met my husband he was a happy man with lots of dreams . he was in med school studying to be a doctor . we  got married and then we argued everyday about spending money. after about a year , he became depressed .then he...

Im 31 years old and have been married 12 years to my husband who suffers from bipolar disorder. I never wanted to bring kids into the situation but he desperately wanted kids. So after seven years of asking we now have a five yr old and...

Over the last half of our 28 years, my wife has slowly descended into a terrible psychosis that doctors can't help, especially since she (more and more frequently) will not take her meds.

She has asked me to move out on 2 occasions...

I've been living with someone with BiPolar disorder for 3 years. She loves me very much, I know this for sure, but the ups and downs are so drastic. She's now taking lamotragine, which has definitely helped level things off a bit...

What does one do about the loneliness in a BP marriage? Any advice?

Twenty-years of very difficult marriage, virtually all responsibility for earning income, paying bills, maintaining hearth and home, not to mention monitoring my wife...

The post by iluvu was absolutely right about the part that you have to remember and love the true person they are inside. I did not know about my husband's illness when we married and I ended up diagnosing him (depression) and...

I married a Bipolar, wait a minute, I am the Bipolar. Does this disorder raise hell with your marriage? Yep. It is a nasty game we are forced to play. Diagnosed, on medication, eat right, exercise, sleep adequately you can find long...

I met my husband my freshman year at college. He was fun and exciting, loved trying new things and was always nudging me to try a new food or adventure. As someone sort of shy, he was the kind of person I longed to be. In our sophmore...

My husband is Bi-Polar.  On our first date, he told me and it did not scare me away.  I work in the Mental Health Field, so I was aware of what his diagnosis meant.  Within 3 months of being married, he had minor surgery...

Like alot of people I didnt know that my husband is bipolar in the beginning of our relationship. Until after 5 years later that he got diagnosed and started on his first medication. He has been on medication ever since.  But not...

my story may be the same as eveyone elses. i had been married for twenties years. to a really wonderful man. imperfect but a good man just the same. i got preganat five months into our marraige and needless to say i was not ready nor di...

I was married on April 09,2009.Everything was good for a month.Then My wife started accusing Me of affairs,became very possessive & jealous. I would ask,"How could I have an affair......if You are always with Me?"
I remember Her telling...

Bipolar divorce occurs in an alarming 90 % of marriages in which one partner is suffering from bipolar disorder. That's why ,new law should be passed saying, Bipolar person will not be allowed to get marriage license OR, a Bipolar...

After nearly 20 years of marriage, some good some not, my wife - whom had a brief relapse after 23 years of sobriety last summer - was diagnosed bipolar. The doctor told her nearly every person with addiction problems he saw suffered...

The love of my life is mildly bipolar....and she also has BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) which complicates matters. She is a wonderful woman with a big heart and sweet soul, and I love her with all that I am. It pains me to see...