welcome to my world.I know how you feel and I just do the best I can do with what I have and I try to talk to as many people on here as I can,because noone but us understands us.does that make sense?

It's hard when there is no support. But you have lots here.

Sleepless night? LoL

hi,
i think i know what you're going thru. 1, one of my best friends moved away to marry and she has no one there. she is not BP but she often feels lonely. also, i don't think my husband understands BP at all, even though he claims to. my dad used to not really believe in the mental illnesses, but i gave him a lot of info and have been honest with my experiences and he understands now and believes it. i would suggest printing some info for him to look at, asking him to do it as a favor to you. a lot of people do not understand mental illness b/c they haven't been thru it, and there has always been such a stigma, but if there is some way for him to learn about it, that may help. good luck.

yet another sleepless night. ***************** this sucks

jesus anyone would think the hubby would be hapier with a woman that is more active and sexually permiscuous than some one that lies in bed these days

for fuck sake tell him give him some brochures,tape em to the dunny wall if you have too.

beginning to like donni, bottom line is when your manic try and enjoy it, the depression sucks, I try to remember my manic states to get through the bad times

I agree with 'sickoflife', when I am hypomanic I try to contain myself where appropriate and try to enjoy the adventure. I have great sex and that is just one bonus, I become more creative at work amd my proformance elivates. I do have to watch out for the crash though - but I try not to think about that to much and let myself go a bit. I think well if I wasnt bp then I would just be a depressed and very anxious person !

I am sorry that your husband is so aloof. I am glad that you have this website for support. Are there any live support groups in your area?
Check with your doctor, also check out meetup.com.

Sounds like your husband may be very insecure and controlling. I hope he does not contribute to your isolation. Like it or not, he needs to educate himself. If he is not concerned about you enough to find out, is he safe to be alone with?

I had a similar problem with my partner, I made him agree to at least learn something about bipolar and since he's read some books and spoken to my pdoc he's much more understanding. Have you tried taking him with you to pdoc appointments so he can get the medical view too? I'm sorry things are like this for you and hope you feel better soon *hugs*

When I'm 'manic' I couldn't string words together, let alone punctuate..you seem pretty coherent, don't freak out.

im manic right now
im on 1000mg of seroquel but it doesnt help me sleep anymore
i just want to sleep but cant and im wide awake with nothing to do
my parents get mad cause i make so much noise and they have work in the morning
but i have so much energy and nothing to do