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Q: deployed with bipolar wife
asked by: SignalSoldier on December 26th, 2008
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Hello all. I'm a soldier who's been deployed for a year now and having problems with my wife having bipolar. We have a son who was born while I was here that she is the sole caretaker of right now. She's always been upset easily but lately she's been going overboard because she has to buy a car for us and wants me to help more. I'm in Iraq and there is little I can do. I call her 3-4 times daily, tell her I love her constantly, and even go along with all of her habits on the phone (the docs think she may have slight OCD). I'm tired of being hung up on, yelled at, and told that she wants to leave me and our son and just go back to Texas. She's in Hawaii and has lots of friends there, more friends there then I have here since I got to the unit late. I'm at my whits end here, I love her but I'm tired of always playing these games. I'm so stressed I see a doc myself now. I've forgiven her of things like overdrawing the accounts for hundreds, infidelity, and the years of being yelled at and having things thrown at me but I'm tired now, so very tired. I don't want to lose her but I'm not sure I can hold on forever. If anyone has any advise please let me know. I love her but I'm in a war zone and my attitude could my soldiers safety as well as my own.
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umpy
replied on January 16th, 2009
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do you think she will change?
I have been married to a bipolar just under a year and it has not gotten any easier, all the same things you mentioned, we are long distance at the moment as i have had to go bak to my country for a while and she certainly gives me no peace even from a distance. It is tough and I love my wife but like you it is real draining, maybe sooner or later we need to come to the realisation that we need to get on with our lives and not let another person make us miserable, yes that is easier said than done, I am seriously considering breaking with my wife.
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antigone
replied on January 18th, 2009
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Bipolar disorder is so difficult. Your wife sounds like she may need to consult with her doctor. Stress can bring on some mood destabilization. Her meds may need to be altered or a new medication added. Her doctor needs to evaluate her again. Your situation makes things very difficult. You may want to consider talking to her friend and see if they can convince her to go see the doctor.
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