My BF will look in once in a while..not too often,when I'm signed in..I don't think he's ever come on here to "eavesdrop" on me or DS.

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I printed alot of stuff out from here so he could realize how sick he was and needed help. I was hoping he would see how much I loved him and was worried but I think he threw them away. This was months ago.
Just to clarify, I am BP2 and he is BP1 except he is in denial.
I think it is very helpful to share info. I might just be a little careful about journals. Sometimes we write things that we are feeling at the time but we dont really mean them.
Good Luck!!

My boyfriend hasnt done any kind of reading or research to better understand my condition. I think he is living in denial where my illness is concerned. Its more like this, take a pill and your troubles will go away and we will keep it hush hush and nobody has to know

I just joined, I will be showing my husband this site. He has been doing his own research the last 4 days since my diagnosis.

My family does not want to read about it. In denial. My husband doesnt want to come on this sight, I think I told him too many bad stories. oops

He has read several books and meets with my Psychologist and Pdoc. I am blessed. He has even said if this is me now then I accept it, even if I dont go back to the other Monica.

He is happy I have my sense of humor and goofyness back.

I keep a blog of my journals. I have shared the link with mom, sister, and 2 friends. It helps them to see inside my head.

the last relationship I was in... he was the "man knows best" type and thought that this was something that I could positively will away and I didn't need meds. when I was having an episode he would say something like "just relax" or some other cliche thing. and I would want to punch him. he didn't get me.

on the flip side, my best friend, who is male, lives all the way over in Idaho, and he gets me perfectly. he gets the disorder and how it shoes up in me and in my case he knows it is mostly chemical. I know it's possible for someone, of the opposite sex, to "get" me. it's a good feeling... having someone in my life who I can turn to, even if we don't talk every day, and knowing that it is possible for someone to get me that way.

i wish , when i was really ill last year i really wanted my family to come on here , and maybe get a little insight into what was goin on with me , but they never , it still annoys me a little xx

wow, I don't know if I'd want that...interesting question. We've had some partners join this group and it didn't go so well. They tended to overstep their bounds.

No I haven't but maybe I should.

No, but I think it might be a good idea to see that BP is real and lot's of other folks deal with the dame issues that I do.

i wouldn't want to. i share my deepest, darkest secrets here. they are on a need to know basis, and they don't need to know.

I've met a lot of people who understand me BUT NOBODY WANTS TO PLAY WITH ME! (no partner, haha)

...and my family wouldn't get caught reading this for anything, and wouldn't understand it if they did.

MY HUBBY IS A MEMBER HERE JUST BECAUSE HE IS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THIS ILLNESS AND DIFFERENT WAYS OF DEALING WITH IT...

Shoot, it's the reason I'm on here.....to learn more so I can help my son better. I can't even get HIM to read these. Is that messed up or what? lol