I have to tell you I love this article. It is so beautifully written.
I’m in love and live with someone bipolar. It’s is really hard. Some times I just want to go away from her and live the simpler life I use to live before I met her.

But I love her and I’ll stay beside her.

Thank you for this article.

Cheers.

Luv you all

Jay2

Don’t worry, you are using so much energy, you are doing allot to keep in the relationship it’s a sign that you care.

You have a life; it’s buried in all this emotional stuff that you have to deal with. You have been on this path before.

Do you fear the outcome that you will be on your own…You need not fear there is always someone not far from you.

These life experiences are a project, or think it’s a game board.
There are rules of engagement remember it’s all random

I hear you. My partner, however is in trauma therapy. I am “lucky” to have a willing partner. Though he suffers and a lot of his behaviors are hurtful, he is trying and maximizing his options for help. He attends NAMI’s Peer to Peer course. He is a public speaker, he takes his meds, he sees a therapist once a week. If he weren’t trying then I don’t beleive I could stick around either. I definitely hear what you’re saying though.

CONFUSED yet HOPEFUL How are you going?
Sometimes you just can’t help people through this situation.

I was sexually abused at an early age, I had to get support outside of my relationship, it was too much for them to handle.

I was on a bus heading on an outing with all these sexually abused people, it only then I realized I was a part of this tribe of people who just won’t let go of these issues.

I know I won’t or try to put my partner through this situation even though I dump on her some times.

The only thing you can do “CONFUSED yet HOPEFUL ”
is see what support outside of you, the next question does he what help or he may not be ready yet.
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Michelle
“Coping mechanism” Straight shot !
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Afraid
When they are ready not when you try to push them, you are like me we care so much that we give so much out for little return.

He is not in rage because of you, even if you weren’t there he would still be in rage. Don’t blame yourself he is damaged.

My girl she was like a china doll when I met her, there were hundreds of pieces that were needed gluing.

I had no guide book to help me; she didn’t come with a service manual.

It was all about DIY cope the best way you can.

I remember running in the kitchen seeing smashed plates, re call saying to myself “hell would be a garden walk” “can I go to hell to get despite”. ” What have I done in a past life for this”

There moments when I nearly give up, I call a life line someone who is experienced at this stuff.

My partner is pretty young girl, with monster inside her that can rip my heart out and slam into shredding machine.

Horro movies are inspired by this stuff….you learn to cope

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Nich
We make choices on our self or life experience, It deep in the subconscious its in our brain.

I have a dominating Mother you guessed it, in come my domination girl of my dreams, just like the Mother. If they aren’t dominating we try to make them that way.
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Jeremy
Do you like what you see in the mirror, what keep you in that situation is only you.

You have so much self worth self-esteem, try to not let this stuff deplete the very essence that beautiful person inside you.

Don’t be hard on yourself you are a special person, sometimes we take for granted the very people show so much love.

You sound young, there is a big world out there waiting for you including happiness.

Keep posting on this site you will feel better.
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Remember to medicate on self love, how can you show love if you havent got love it inside of your heart.

You must love your self before you love anyone else.

Give youself time to be the lost childhood you missed out in.

Lots of love

Jay2

Here is an update on my story(whole story above). He is still in prison and still blaming everyone. He is refusing to see the prison psyciatrist and now is after starting a hunger strike. When do bipolar people admit to having a problem. I am out of my mind now with his latest ploy. He will not eat a bite of food. Totally irrational. I saw him yesterday and he was in such a rage. He looked at me with such hatred and then told me he was in prison because of me. Im so stressed please someone advise me. I am an emotional wreck