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Question
My husband has never been diagnosed with bipoler disease, However it seems I can never do anything right. He is very controlling and If I don't do what he says, he gets upset at me. I do not know what to do, I love him very much, but I do not enjoy walking on egg shells to make him happy.
Nothing suggests to me that he is bipolar. If you have more info, pls write.
Does he know of your unhappiness? What has he said; what have you said?
If nothing has come out of these attempts to improve things, I can only give you a newspaper-column suggestion: find a good source for relationship counselling; tell him of you would like to make a joint appt to counselling; then, if he won't go, go yourself.
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Libby Bonner
Expertise
I can answers questions from family members of adult patients with serious mental illnesses. I am most familiar with bipolar disorder [manic-depression] and schizophrenia. I use principles of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill to provide clinical info, emotional support, and practical suggestions, including finances/insurance. Emphasis is on family health; family preservation and functioning; coping skills; and effective communications with patients [consumers] and with providers of services. I am not qualified to help families with patients under 18 I cannot answer questions about herbal remedies.
Experience
I have a daughter w/ bipolar illness. Have experience with clinical medicine/psychiatry through my work in a hospital library. I have taken and now monitor the NAMI Family to Family educational program and I facilitate NAMI family caring and sharing evenings.
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