Family & Friends of Bipolar Support Group
This community is dedicated to parents, siblings, grandparents, other relatives and friends of someone who is Bipolar. The purpose of this community is to help families and friends develop greater patience and understanding, as well as maintain a positive, caring relationships with those diagnosed as Bipolar.
My ex has been diagnosed with bi-polar. We have been divorced for some years now but share a child together so there is still need for communication. I find it emotionally exhausting to deal with him on almost a daily basis. I have full custody of our child but he has visitations so I have to communicate with him. I never know what his mood is going to be or what he may have to complain about after he has picked up our child. I am currently looking at going to see a counselor again, I spent almost a year and half with one after the divorce. But my anxiety of dealing with my ex has heightened again and I am in need of some new coping material to be able to deal with it.
I can tell you how many times I have cried myself to sleep because he is so hurtful and ugly.
I can tell you how many times I have cried myself to sleep because he is so hurtful and ugly.
It really makes communication easier for both parties. You can ignore the texts and emails. Delete them if they make no sense. That way he gets the satisfaction of sending you messages/emails and you can control what you read - don't read it if it is not relevant. He will never know. Everybody is happy.\Good luck
His is seeing a psychiatrist for years now, on meds, seeing a counselor regularly and is no better other than still functioning.
There is 0 communication no matter what is happening with our daughter or grandkids. I think only emails or texts is a very good idea and is the only way I try contacting him about anything important about our daughter. He responds to nothing. Maybe a part of his always present extreme nature. My BP seems completely oblivious to the hurt and harm he has done to me and my family. I try to remind myself that the BP hurtfulness will be directed to whoever is there or listening to relieve themselves. Please don't take it personally eventhough many times that is much easier said than done. Remember it is a diseased mind that is hurting you if you allow it....believe me I know this is so hard.
Mind knows that it is the BP that is hurtful and mean, but my heart always seems to get hurt anyway. You would think after all these years I could be numb to it