How can we cope with a spouse who has bi polar disorder , if someone has experience, please answer?

He has bi polar disorder, has terrible temper. Is there anything for me to say to him to make him under stand and change the way he is?How can we cope with a spouse who has bi polar disorder , if someone has experience, please answer?
Uhhhh... I feel for you, seriously.


This is the number one problem with sufferers of bipolar disoreder : they think that they don't need medication, the problem is yours, not theirs. .Really, really frustrating to say the very least.


This usually goes hand in hand with having a personality disorder such as borderline personality disorder or narcissistic personality disorder (or others).


Dealing with this is not going to be easy, but you really need to set some boundaries and make him take his medication. It is likely that he is manic right now (or at least when the decision was made to stop the meds), when the pendulum swings the other way, it may be easier to get him on the meds again.


Honestly, I think you are in for a long life of this... On again, off again.


Seek out therapy for yourself.. it will help. You need the support.


Best of luck to youHow can we cope with a spouse who has bi polar disorder , if someone has experience, please answer?
Fairy is right, he needs to take his medication, but if he doesn't want to, there is nothing you can do but keep yourself away from him.


I married one, he wouldn't admit he had any problem so I had to leave the abusive relationship. Tough decision with three YOUNG kids,too.


My girlfriend's husband is bipolar on meds, and he is fine. He becomes uncontrollable (he's not violent though, thank goodness) when he doesn't take them. The only way she got his attention was by divorcing him if he didn't stay on medication and therapy. He decided that she was important enough to keep, and is doing just fine.


You make your choices for your best interest. You can never force him.
yea theres nothing you can do to change the way he is


you cant force him to take his medication


but you can be PATIENT (the biggest key) and continue to show him love. alotta times bi polar pple just need space, so sometimes, it might be best to just leave him be for awhile and let him cool off
hi Im Bi polar and trust me if this is what he has he really needs to take his meds he should go back to his gp and maybe try something else if he isnt happy with what he is on now does he see a phsycologist regular he really should do they can really help with meds i lead an almost normall life and im married with 3 children and i work
You can't change or fix him, my bf was on Effexor and stopped taking it and since then he has not been himself and is very moody. I know the feeling of waking on eggshells and not knowing how he's going to act from one day to the next. Just pray that he will get sick of feeling the way he does and seeks help. Good luck to you.
The best thing you can do s sit down and talk with your spouse. Look at things from each other's points of views and ask her how she sees things (just about anything). Look on google for your answer also.


Hopes this helped.


-,johnybrovo3
Well my dad has a bipolar disorder problem too. how we deal with it is we let him go off like go out with friends or let him go for a walk ...you cant get rid of it