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I seriously lost control

By Sienna Saturday, February 21, 2009

My husband screamed in my face that I am a bitch and I slapped him.  He then bunched up his fist (he has never hit me) and pretended to punch me and I spit in his face.  He then ripped a bunch of hair out of my head and spit right back into mine.  He said that I am crazy and can't wait to find a woman more beautiful than me who doesn't have bipolar....he said that he can't stand to look at my face.  I scratched the side of his face and slapped him on the other side.  He made my finger bleed.   We physically fought for 30 mins and I kicked him out.  He stole a set of my keys and my wedding bands.  I pretty much attacked him the most while he verbally gashed out my heart repeatedly.  I feel so broken.  I am not dealing well on my medication.  I feel so out of control....I don't manage anger well at all.  I have not been sleeping and I feel myself spiral out of control.  He doesn't work and has turned into a verbally abusive lazy ass who sleeps half the day.  I can't deal with life anymore....I just don't know what to do. 

Anonymous
tabby
2/21/09 11:17am

You answered your own question

1) aren't dealing well while on your meds

2) have a anger management issue

3) feeling a sense of control loss

 

In regards to the fighting:

1) husband verbally abuses - you in turn physically abuse

2) abuse for abuse and you both abuse each other

3) he commits assault with the verbal - you commit battery with the physical

& spitting is both assault & battery in a lot of jurisdictions

 

pdoc & tdoc... perhaps really need to be contacted

you admit meds aren't working - so pdoc deals with meds that don't work

you admit anger & control issues - so tdoc deals with anger & control issues

 

the mutual abuse between you & husband... you & husband are, at the moment, separated... 

 

2/21/09 11:26am

I would call your doc, therapist or any other mental health or medical professional immediately.  It seems you BOTH are out of control & need help.

 

Please do this to take care of yourself & get well.  Protect yourself both physically & mentally against him, too.

2/22/09 2:52pm

You stated "I have not been sleeping and I feel myself spiral out of control."  How many days have you been awake???  

 

When you're deep into mania you need to check yourself into the nearest hospital as your med adjustment should be monitored by professionals.  They will get your mania under control and help you find therapy for your anger.  Manics "like myself" get very angry when sleep depervation goes for days.  You said it yourself "out of control"...

 

You can go to the nearest police station and tell them you are a danger to yourself and others from your bipolar disorder and they will escort you to the nearest hospital.  OR Call an emergency help line in your area.  Deal with the altercation with your husband when you get your mind in order.

 

Judith

2/22/09 7:01pm

I hear you loud and clear. My husband being the one with Bipolar, he has been very close to being out of control.

 

Please please go to the Dr with your Darling Husband and ask the Dr if he can put you on Tegretol as your other medication isn't working. My husband started taking them thanks to me opening my mouth and he is 90% better and is getting better by the day. He also takes Xanax for his anxiety and panic attacks.

 

I assure you if this medication has worked so well on him I am sure it will work on a lot of other people.

 

I know how your husband is feeling cause I was there myself, I was thinking of leaving him cause I couldn't handle him anymore.

 

If you decide to go to the Dr to get the Tegretol then ask your Darling Husband to go with you, your husband can say at the Dr about the way you have been just to show the Dr that you are not making things up and that you are impossible to live with in the condition you are in right now, that your medication isn't working and that you have been told to try Tegretol.

 

If your husband is like me then everything he said isn't true, he just tried to make you wake up to yourself and hurt you in the same way you have hurt him. I know that doesn't make it better, just think that there can still be hope for you and Hubby to live a happy life together :)

2/23/09 1:43am

Please call your Dr. team and get help right away. You can't fix anything until you are better.

 

I understand how things can get so out of control. Try not to take to heart the things your husband said to you in anger. He was out of control as well and when that happens people say things that they later regret. My husband has said things to me that hurt me very badly, I've written about them here, but he is always sorry and it was due to much stress that is put upon him. He is a lot better now and has been for a while. Your husband is probably very sorry, too.

 

Please seek help for this, we care and we want you to feel better.

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By Sienna— Last Modified: 09/21/10, First Published: 02/21/09