HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
I HOPE EVERYBODY HAS AN AMAZING NEW YEAR. EVERYBODY BE SAFE AND HAVE FUN!!!!
MAY 2009 BE BETTER THAN THE LAST YEAR. WARM WISHES TO YOU ALL!!!!
i am a 34 year old, special education teacher who is married to a bipolar man with a possible personality disorder. since we met, i went from being a semi-strong together person, to a person who has been broken down, on mood stabilizing and anxiety meds and am in both individual therapy and couples therapy resulting from dealing with and taking care of my husband. i love my husband, i really do. i want what's best for him...but being with him is much more difficult than i have ever imagined. hopefully i'll be able to stick it through.
i am a 34 year old, special education teacher who is married to a bipolar man with a possible personality disorder. since we met, i went from being a semi-strong together person, to a person who has been broken down, on mood stabilizing and anxiety meds and am in both individual therapy and couples therapy resulting from dealing with and taking care of my husband. i love my husband, i really do. i want what's best for him...but being with him is much more difficult than i have ever imagined. hopefully
i am a huge music lover; mostly heavy stuff, though i do appreciate other kinds. i enjoy horror and thriller books. and....when i have time, i like doing needle pointing....when my cats let me!
i am a huge music lover; mostly heavy stuff, though i do appreciate other kinds. i enjoy horror and thriller
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good morning chris. thank you for the birthday wishes and your sweet comments and of course you are quite…
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good morning chris. i hope you had a great baking day on friday and great overall weekend. i had a nice…
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hi trish. happy holidays in advance. i hope all is well on your end. how is ashley doing? i havent heard…
I HOPE EVERYBODY HAS AN AMAZING NEW YEAR. EVERYBODY BE SAFE AND HAVE FUN!!!!
MAY 2009 BE BETTER THAN THE LAST YEAR. WARM WISHES TO YOU ALL!!!!
i hope everybody has a wonderful holiday. i hope you all stay safe, be warm, and def happy!!!!
you are all amazing friends and i am so happy to …
are posted on the pics, if you want to check them out. i also added 2 more for you guys to guess at.
told you it would be hard :-)
a friend of mine had these old elementary photos posted and i happily copied them. do you think you can find me. warning, i look very different in …
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MINDY!!! :) Happy birthday to you! :) Happy birthday to you! :) Happy birthday dear Mindy! :) Happy birthday to you! :) awww! :) Mindy, good morning!!! :) it's your very special day, your birthday! :) my family and i hope you enjoy a wonderfully happy birthday! :) We're so very happy, and excited, and delighted that you are going to the show tonight. :) We know you'll enjoy the show. :) we look forward to hearing about your birthday. :) it's such a wonderfully special time of the year. :) as you gather with family to celebrate your birthday, we'll be with you all in spirit. :) We hope and pray, that your work day goes very well. :) i am sure it'll go nice and smoothly, you have the wonderful show to look forward too. :) Thank you Mindy, so very much for sharing your very special day with us. :) We think of you and your family often. :) Thank you for your wonderfully heart warming comments, warm well wishes, hugs, and amazing support. :) We're so very happy and delighted that you enjoyed our baking friday adventure, and our weekend adventures, and my journals and pictures. :) Thank you Mindy for your wonderful support, guidance, and encouragement. :) You've helped me make it this far into my therapy. :) i'm so very blessed. :) We're so excited about visiting my lovely grandma today. :) We're gonna stop by tim horton's on the way to her house. :) i gonna buy a blueberry muffin for my grandma, and gonna treat myself to a pumpkin spiced iced coffee. :) Thanksgiving is almost here! :) i'm making homemade stuffing with sausage and cornbread tomorrow. :) i'm so very happy Trey enjoyed the game. :) That's awesome! :) Mindy, you all are in our thoughts and prayers, and close within our hearts, every day. :) We send our love, warm friendship wishes, caring thoughts, many blessings, and lots of super big happy birthday hugs, and happy birthday flowers, from CT. :) Take care, keep smiling and shining! :) Enjoy a wonderful and very happy birthday Mindy. :) HAPPY BIRTHDAY! :)
Happy birthday and thanksgiving week! :) awww! :) Good morning Mindy, Trey, and family! :) Super big happy friendship hugs! :) This is a big week!!! :) Lots of great things going on, and many very special memories being made. :) we're so very happy and delighted, that you and your family enjoyed a nice weekend together. :) That's very nice, that you and your parents enjoyed going out to enjoy a nice dinner, and that your mom cooked a nice meal yesterday. :) it was a really nice weekend. :) Lots of great things going on, and many very special memories being made. :) it's a big week for birthday's, and Thanksgiving. :) We hope you enjoy the musical show tomorrow. :) We'll be with you all in spirit. :) Please tell Trey i say hi. :) i hope he enjoyed the Giants game. :) they won a big game. :) it's so nice hearing from you Mindy, and hearing that you and your family are well. :) do you all have any plans for Thanksgiving? :) we're going to visit my lovely grandma tomorrow. :) we love visiting her. :) It's gonna be a week filled with celebrations. :) We're so very thankful for your wonderful friendships. :) Thank you Mindy, so very much, for all of your wonderfully heart warming comments, warm well wishes, and hugs. :) We deeply appreciate everything, with all of our hearts. :) We enjoyed a nice weekend, baking goodies on friday, the fudge and cake came out great! :) on saturday we had a birthday party for my sister Lisa's boyfriend, and on sunday we went shopping, and enjoyed football games. :) There's so many wonderful things to look forward too. :) as we all get ready to gather around our Thanksgiving tables with our loved ones, we'll all be with eachother in spirit. :) my mom and Kayla says hi. :) We're sending our very best positive vibes, and well wishes. :) We hope and pray, that your work week goes very well. :) We think of you all often. :)Thank you Mindy, for all of your wonderful support. :) i'm gonna enjoy a nice nature walk this morning. :) keep us updated on how things are going. :) We send our love, warm friendship wishes, caring thoughts, many blessings, and lots of super big happy friendship hugs, from CT. :) Take care, enjoy a great day Mindy! :) i'll talk to you soon! :)
Happy baking friday!!! :) good morning Mindy, Trey, and family! :) rise and shine, with a sweet sunny happy friday smile! :) it's here! it's here!!! :) our favorite day of the week, baking friday! :) we're so very happy and delighted, that your work week is going well. :) that's great! :) the week really is flying by. we're approaching Thanksgiving. :) just 6 more days until the very special holiday. :) are you baking some goodies? :) Thank you Mindy, so very much, for all of your wonderfully heart warming comments, warm well wishes, hugs, and amazing support, and for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers. :) we deeply appreciate everything, with all of our hearts. :) Kayla's feeling better, thank you. :) She's returned to school. :) We're so very happy and excited about baking goodies. :) i can't wait to have some chocolate walnut fudge. :) We love sharing our adventure with everyone. :) Lots of great things to look forward too. :) it's almost your birthday! :) You must be so excited. :) We're sending our very best well wishes, wishing you a nice day at work. :) it's raining here this morning, but we're very hopeful, that the weather will clear up. :) i heard some thunder earlier. yikes!!! it's a great day to bake goodies. :) i gonna brew some gingerbread cookie coffee. :) Thank you again Mindy, so very much, for everything. :) we all say hi. :) please tell Trey i say hi. :) We send our love, warm friendship wishes, caring thoughts, many blessings, and lots of super big happy friendship hugs, and happy baking friday smiles from CT! :) Take care, enjoy a great day, and a wonderful weekend. :)
good morning Mindy, and family! :) 1 more day until the big day, friday!!! :) we hope you all enjoyed a great evening, and night. :) We're so very happy, and delighted that you all are going to be spending quality time with family for your birthday, and for Thanksgiving. :) we look forward to celebrating in all of the great fun times with everyone. :) Thank you so very much, for all of your lovely comments, warm well wishes, and hugs. :) We're so very happy, and thankful that your work week is going well. :) It's wonderful that you are going to be going to see the musical "hair" for your birthday. :) i know you love musicals. :) it's a really nice time of the year, we're right on the verge of the holidays. :) It's amazing! :) we're baking a turkey themed cake, and gonna make some chocolate walnut fudge tomorrow. :) it's gonna be so much fun. :) Thank you Mindy, for all of your wonderful support. :) We all say hi. :) We send our love, warm friendship wishes, caring thoughts, many blessings, and lots of super big happy friendship hugs, from CT. :) Take care, enjoy a wonderful day Mindy! :) SMILE! :) Your birthday is almost here! :)
good morning Mindy, Trey, and family! :) rise and shine, with a sweet sunny happy November smile! :) how are you all? :) how's your work week going? :) my family and i hope and pray, that all is well, and that you all are enjoying a great week. :) That's nice, that you enjoyed nice rest. :) i sometimes sleep in too. :) We're sending our very best positive vibes, and well wishes. :) my mom and Kayla says hi. :) Kayla's continuing to take very good care. :) Thank you Mindy, so very much for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers. :) it's a really nice day. :) mid-week already, 2 days until baking friday. :) Thank you Mindy, so very much for all of your lovely comments, warm well wishes, and hugs. :) You are so very nice, and sweet. :) we're so very happy and delighted, that you enjoyed my journals, and pictures. :) Thanksgiving is coming soon. :) do you all have any plans for Thanksgiving? :) We're stocking up for the lovely holiday. :) it's gonna be very nice. :) lots of great things to look forward too. :) We love the Thanksgiving parade. :) You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers, and close within our hearts, every day. :) thank you for all of your wonderful support. :) We love hearing from you. :) We send our love, warm friendship wishes, caring thoughts, many blessings, and lots of super big happy friendship hugs, from CT. :) Take care, enjoy a great day Mindy. :) i'll talk to you soon. :) keep up the great work. :) You're doing very well. :)
this is help for me for my bipolar husband...
after growning up and watching my parents relationship and hating what i saw, i adopted those codependent behaviors my mom taught me so well. after taking care of somebody which ended in tragic results...i have continued these behaviors by taking care of my bipolar husband. life is often difficult, stressful, and draining. yet i still put his needs before mine and i do not receive the attention or appreciation i so much desire.
i believe my husband has a drinking problem. he denies it most of the time but sometimes during a moment of clarity he will see it that way. what he will admit to as that he uses alcohol to self medicate....duh, doesnt that make it a problem then?
i have gone through so much in my life for so long, that too many things seem to overwhelm me. current stress does not help.
my bipolar husband has the knack to bring out the ugliness in me.
A couple of years ago i lost my boyfriend of over 11 years to alcoholism. I had given him an ultimatum and unknowingly to me, he tried to quit cold turkey and his body couldnt handle it. he died from a stroke. he was only 42. i still have feelings of guilt and anger. i also miss him so.
life really sucks right now. on top of financial issues. i am caring for somebody who makes life very difficult for us. i love him so, but he is bringing me down. i am sad so often and would love to just stay home at times, curl up into bed and just cry my eyes out. things seem so bleak right now. i am not confident in my future. i just want my husband back to how he was when we met.
i hate that i do this!!! i dont do it too often, but still. sometimes you just need to feel pain..and try to bleed out your pain.
i was molested by my grandfather between the ages of 4-12. when i asked him years later why, he basically blamed me. my mom didnt know till about 7yrs ago. she probably buried it in her mind. who knows if that happened to my mom or my aunt or not. she said no. anyway, he's been dead for several years, so i dont have to be reminded of things everytime i see him. the abuse was and is a part of my life. i believe it helped screw me up.
not really an issue...but it is a part of me.
my hubby and i have a difficult relationship. i love him and care about him so...i just wish things were easier and that there were fewer problems.
my financial situation sucks right now. i hate having to pinch pennies, cutting corners, and not being able to just go out and buy something for myself. i hate having to worry all the time about things and this is just more crap for me to deal with.
my husband is bipolar. life can be really difficult and stressful at times...actually most of the time. i feel like i have to walk on eggshells all the time, look out for signs of an episode, deal with major mood swings, etc...the list goes on. i feel he drinks too much and he doesn t always take the best care of himself. i do so much for him and i am so drained. i hate having to do everything, i hate that he isnt responsible for taking his own medication and i hate all the fighting
i get these every so often...but they seem to be getting worse.
i joined this support group for a dear friend of mine on here.
i am married to a bipolar man. life can be really difficult with him.
my hubby just admitted to being an alcoholic after years of denial. i am so hoping he is going to get the help he needs...if not it will destroy us!
even though i have so many wonderful friends here and a hubby who is mentally ill..i just feel so lonely all the time. it sucks.
i take care of other before i take care of myself. you all know the story.
tattoos are prettier scars