i need to know if im doing the right thing so i just want some opinions.....my wife has been diagnosed with bi-polar manic depressive disorder we are now seperated because i left her because she does some strange things thats driving me crazy!she wakes up in the middle of the night and calls total strangers on the phone........she was arrested back in march for breaking into someones house and telling them to get the f33k out.......she told me the police were fake and that i needed to beat them up..........one night i heard the tires grinding on her car and i went outside to see what it was and she came to bed.......the next morning she asked me why i let her do that....another incident was that she accused me of wiring her car up with video equipment after i asked her to park it in the garage to keep weather off our 60,000 dollar BMW.............yet another she awoke me one morning and told me that george bush was getting arrested on live television she has been to a psych but refuses
2006-11-09 18:14:27 · 11 answers · asked by richard r 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Here is a website that discusses the issues of having a bi-polar partner. If she is refusing her medication, that makes it tremendously hard on loved ones, but many bi-polar people miss the highs when they are on meds. You need to know where to find support groups and what you can do to help her. Don't abandon her. There are places that will help you.
http://www.suite101.com/discussion.cfm/6510/70381
2006-11-09 18:20:10 · answer #1 · answered by SympatheticEar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think u should try to talk it out with her. give her another chance. tell her that she needs to go to the doctor and take meds or there's nothing that will get her to feel better and that you really just can't handle her if she's doing all these crazy things all the time.
Even if she agrees, it will be hard to get her to keep eating the meds, because bi-polar people sometimes like the high part of the disorder so such that they don't eat the pills. if u love her, stay with her, but know that it will be your job to keep her in line. if you even need someone to talk to, go to the psychologist (i know you're not crazy) or you can pray to God. either way there will be some comfort.
2006-11-10 02:24:40 · answer #2 · answered by Vicky 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am sorry to read your question. It appears that your wife is quite advanced; however there are a number of medications that do control this complaint but in her advanced stage it may take a while to determine which meds and dosage will help her...you have to get her to her physician (I am not one nor am I giving you medical advice). Failing that ,and based upon your question, you may have to resort to having her declared incomepetent and petitioning a family court to become her guardian after which you can have her placed in a residential home (private or long term insurance) or a nursing home (Medicare if you're in USA) pending her obtaining the correct meds to control the condition.
2006-11-10 02:31:15 · answer #3 · answered by avalonphillip 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Serious Advice: It seems like you've been through a lot with her. Don't leave her now that she is getting treatment, assuming she is and has just been diagnosed. WIth the right therapy and good meds Bipolar people can be functioning healthy individuals. There are many bipolar officers, firefighters, teachers, writers, ect...
Now if she refuses treatment, for your health, it is the right thing to do to leave her.
2006-11-10 02:26:09 · answer #4 · answered by KittyFly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whoa! She needs some serious meds! Was she like this before you got married? I don't know if I could babysit my spouse like that. It is a very sad situation. I feel for you. She MUST see a doctor before she hurts herself and you. Its too bad that the George Bush thing wasn't true. That would be a tv show we all could watch. Good luck!
2006-11-10 05:20:15 · answer #5 · answered by looloo1122 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm bipolar and have been "sent" to the
psych ward 4 times, they stabilize you
and send you home. Adjust the meds
adjust you, whatever.
What you describe isn't a manic phase,
it's psychotic.
She NEEDS to be hospitalized NOW, before
she hurts herself or someone else.
This will sound harsh but go home and take
care of you're wife. Force her into the
hospital and stay involved, you love her right?
...
2006-11-10 03:23:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You did the right right thing, she seem to be dangerous....maybe she should be watched 24/7, professionally. . Personally I would be afraid. Don't feel guilty. Living with a person that you don't know what their next move is going to be is very risky..to you and her.....You have to feel safe now, where ever you are
2006-11-10 02:29:43 · answer #7 · answered by wndybcktt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is serious .. i suggest .. do this:
try to convince her that she needs help .. if she makes a minor mess .. point it out to her ... bigger messes .. just mention them ..
try and convice her that she has a serious problem .. up to the level she`ll say "i need help".
And this .. for her sake .. try to put it all in a funny package .. like .. order 100 pizzas .. leave them out .. and say to her "you ordered them last nite .. you said it`s serious .. si i trusted you ".. she`l start to feel guilty bit by bit
she only need to get once to the shrink .. after that she`ll be ok with that (that is you can get a good shrink)
2006-11-10 04:17:54 · answer #8 · answered by lloyk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've been around a lot people like this and an excellent sense of humor goes far beyond tolerance in my book sometimes medicine can minimize those big occurences and therapy is also very beneficial
good luck
2006-11-10 03:09:49 · answer #9 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a very good blog, a beginner’s guide to abnormal psychology.
Short, clear and simple; and you can even post your question and contact the author regarding particular subject you are interested in
http://sensitive-psychoworld.blogspot.com/
2006-11-10 09:14:57 · answer #10 · answered by LIz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋