Annoyed!!!

I've been married to the same guy for 22 years.  Sometimes he looks at me like I'm crazy when I get upset or frustrated.  I really don't know how men and women live together successfully for life.  I guess you just ignore alot.

Vent any time you want.  That's what this is here for.

Hi kp...Hopeful Mom pretty much summed it up.  Husbands are a different breed - I've been trying to figure one out for over 30 years.

We bipolars tend to look at things thru different colored glasses when our illness is even a bit out of whack - I know I do.  Love.......Judy

I know exactly what you are talking about.  ANY time I get upset about ANY thing my s/o automatically says did you remember to take your medicine?  God this annoys me.  I feel like I'm not allowed to have any adverse emotions or I must not be taking or on the right medicine. 

I too am the crazy woman that thinks everyone is out to get her and makes mountains out of molehills everyday, but if I would just take my darn medicine none of this would happen hehe

Hello kpmcinto First of all you dont need to say sorry for moaning this is what this site is for to rant rave and moan.

Secondly you shouldn't take on other peoples problems like if your mother in law is in a rush to get of the phone then dont think that it's you being oversensitive. It's her having bad manners. Not everything is our illness other peoples rudness is not our illness.

 How much dose your husband know about bipolar?? have you ever talked about it, really talked about it?. Dose he have a problem with you being bipolar??

Your not a freak even if you feel like it, We have an illness that is very hard to fight sometimes. Like i always say bipolar is what we have it's not who we are it dossn't define who we are anymore then deafness defines who a deaf person is.

Talk to you husband again tell him how you feel and how the bipolar makes you feel somtimes. Tell him that your meds are working fine after all your the expert. Tell him that you hope he would be a bit more understanding and surportive. Just keep in mind not everything is our bipolar.

I was wondering how you were doing. Ya, his response is insensitive.  I heard before that men don't know what women want, and  their wives want to talk on a emotional level--and men don't understand this.  My husband has said before "Well, "if you feel worse just take your medications", somewhat in the tone of your husband.  Or, "Why don't you get out of bed and do something."

I sure hope that you are getting sleep.  I asked my doctor to put me on Ambien CR so I would get a good night sleep.  However, I went to bed late last night and so I only got 5 hours of sleep--but that was my problem.  Just one night of not getting sleep can make the whole world seem like a totally different place.

You know, you have just moved and that also is a very insecure time.  I hope you were or will be able to talk to your friends.  Talk to you soon.

Is your husband willing to try Family Focuses Therapy? David Mikowitz has written a book about it. I am maddly in love with a wonderful man with bipolar illness. I've been reading The Bipolar Survival Giude For You and Your Family. It is too late for me and my guy,(he left me) but may be it will work for you and your husband. You din't ask for this illness,who in their right mind would. Your husbands sounds like he needs to be reminded of this and you are doing your best to play the hand you were dealt.

Michele

p.s. Another book I found is Loving Someone With Bipolar Disorder.