Sunday, November 08, 2009
He tells me he loves me but ten he takes my money, says I am abusive won't always take his meds - says he can do without them even though he was diagnosed over twenty years ago now he thinks he has scitzoaffective disorder what is the difference between that and bipolar? He can be violent when he is unmedicated, says he has an entity living in him is this common. He reminds me of Jack Nicholson in the Shining when he is really off I am so confused
Love is not enough when it comes to wellbeing.
He needs to have regular appointments with his doctor to control his illness. You don't have to take it if it's doing you harm. Leave if you need to protect yourself but don't stay just because he says he loves you. He needs meds and to take care of himself better to stop harming you, that's his responsibility not yours.
Alex
Thank you for your reply, it is good to hear that you feel it is not my responsibility to keep him well and that it is his. I thin I don't want to know him anymore I have had five years of having to argue with him over medication, once he almost strangled me over that very issue. I have invested five years of love caring and money into the man and I really feel unappreciated and unloved in return.. His lack of empathy and manipulation have become unbearable. I have been walking on egg shells for months now...............