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Q: Maintaining relationship with bipolar partner

asked by: sareuhdee on January 24th, 2009

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My fiance and i have known each other for more than 8 years and have been dating off an on for 3 years but been steady and solid for one year. we know that we want to be with each other forever but are constantly hurting ourselves by fighting (verbal). he is never violent towards me but not himself when in his "modes" which in return i react in a way thats not who i really am. can anyone give me a little advice on how to react in these situations or what he and i can do together to overcome this. please help we really want this to work =// anything we can do without medication is great but any advice you can give me/us is greatly appreciated. thank you soo much

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mistymilster

replied on January 28th, 2009

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I wish I could help

I too am confronted with the same problem. I have bipolar and my poor husband has had it. We will have our eleventh anniversary Feb. 21st. He just told me Monday that he wanted to live separate from me but stay married. He said he just needed a break. I don't blame him, I need a break from me too.

I sure wish I had answers that would help you. The only reason I wrote was because I thought just know someone else is dealing with the same thing might help you not to feel alone.

Please forgive me if I stressed you out worse.

Misty

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cyanideandsugar

replied on February 5th, 2009

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my boyfriend and i are going through the same thing, though i have bipolar. what really helps us when we fight is that we make it a rule to always listen to the other, and we talk about it later and make sure that the other knows even though sometimes we both say horrible things in the moment, we still love each other. he understands that i can't always control what i say and he is patient with me most of the time. perhaps you two could try couples therapy - my parents did this only for a couple of months and it helped them a lot.

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