Two months after we got married he started displaying mood swings that were very bad. He was always angry. He is a twin and there is a family history of bipolar,deppression and suicide. He would be one way until the middle of the weak by the end of the week I did not know who this man was. We broke up twice before marraige. He flipped out one night my daughter wanted juice and he yeld at her because he was watching a basket ball game and choke me because I was trying to explain our daughter at the time 2 years old does not understand that. He ran out the room when I went to look for him he came running at me and choked me. I put him out hte house and asked him to get some help he refuse instead he started dating again and filed divorce and blame me for everything. He filed the divorce on my birthday 10 days later he was seen at a play with another woman holding her hand. How should I handle this We hove only been married now for 7months and were seperated after two monts of marraige. He continues to talk to his ex girlfiends and is meeting other woman as if we were never married.
Q: I believe my husband is by bypolar. We dated 7 years have a three year old got married.
Hi, Hurt. Ditto to the advice below. This type of behavior is intolerable, whether it comes from someone with bipolar or not. I will caution that I never encourage loved ones to break off the relationship. This is a serious decision only you can make. But I'm a strong believer that there is no valid reason for staying in a relationship when abuse occurs. You need to protect you and your daughter.
well i think you should leave him. Tell him he will have no contact with you or your daughter if he does not get help. he needs to hit rock bottom before he can realize how bad things really are. It would be better for you and your daughter to not see him in this conditon, maybe if he realizes that he will change. If that doesn't work something else will hit him, just try to stay postive it will help you and your daughter.
megan
Please, please, please stay away from him. If not for you then do it for your child. It is child abuse to witness what you are describing. I would really try hard not to worry about who he is going out with or holding hands with and worry more about the safety of your daughter and yourself. I can speak from experience of knowing how hard it is. I left the father of my children when they were 2 and 3 years old because the final straw of him choking me in front of my son. Children that are raised in these types of homes often grow up thinking it is the norm and they end up getting treated that way as adults or abusing others....or worse, you will end up killed by him. I know it is hard to get over a spouse...it is lonely and painful and horrible especially when they are dating someone else, but know this....you can and will get over him in time and you will be so happy you did! It may take a couple of years of hard work but it is more than worth it. I hope that you are able to find the strength to do it.
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