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helpseeker1

posted 11/02/2009, comments (3)

Feeling helpless with a biploar wife and a young child..

We have been married for over 9 years now and I am getting to the realization that my wife has a mental health problem most likely has bipolar disorder. After being married to my wife, I found out that this beautiful angel of a person had actually had a bad childhood. Her father, I found out was actually an alcoholic and had been abusive... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/02/2009, comments (2)

I have found a great coping skill!

I haven't been on here for a while for I've had many many things to "cope" with and to adjust to. I am now a NEW GRANDMA AGAIN!!!! YEP!! First grandson in 25 years in our family was born to us Sept 30 2009 and I am so blessed. I have also found a great way to cope with the ins and outs and hurdles and tunnels that this disorder puts us... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/31/2009, comments (3)

Need Advice

I am very glad and fortunate I found this site, along with one other one which have served as an outlet for me to get more understanding and advice. Hearing other peoples’ situations does help to know I am not alone. We started dating in high school and really were happy most of the last 14 years. We even became the icon... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/30/2009, comments (8)

Misdiagnosis - Readers Tell Their Stories

When it comes to your illness, you (patients and loved ones) are by far the the best experts. You have no further to look for proof than to the comments that began with a recent question of the week, Diagnosis and Misdiagnosis, followed up with another Question of the Week, How Long Did it Take?, and elaborated on in two shareposts based on some... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/30/2009, comments (18)

Question of the Week - Understanding vs Responsibility

This installment has no easy answers, much less right ones or wrong ones. It's all about what level of understanding you expect to receive from people close to you and those you face in the wider world.Question: How much allowance, if any, should those close to you make for your illness-related behavior? Should your colleagues at work and others... Read more Chevron

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