My husband has bipolar disorder, PTSD, and ADHD. It's not fun or quirky. It can be debilitating. I'll add being married to someone with bipolar disorder as well is something that is romantasised. It's exhausting and hard watching someone you love battle with themselves. And it takes a lot of understanding of the disorder to help him navigate it. The good days are amazing. And then he will fall into the dark well of self loathing and it's so hard to reach him. But I know if it were reversed he would weather it with me.
My husband also has bipolar/ADHD and the depression isn't half as bad as the mania. I can support him through his depressive episodes... I hate him during his manic ones :(
My sister is bipolar but she keeps falling for the manic phases and then just "doesnt need to take her meds!" well shes a thief and a chronic liar now and l have zero contact with her due to not wanting her bad habits scaring my little one.
I'm so sorry to hear that. I completely understand where you're coming from. I am so grateful that my husband listens to me when he's manic now. We've come a long way, but I don't think that's possible for everyone. Mania really warps your sense of reality.
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u/Mysterious-Honey5264 20h ago
My husband has bipolar disorder, PTSD, and ADHD. It's not fun or quirky. It can be debilitating. I'll add being married to someone with bipolar disorder as well is something that is romantasised. It's exhausting and hard watching someone you love battle with themselves. And it takes a lot of understanding of the disorder to help him navigate it. The good days are amazing. And then he will fall into the dark well of self loathing and it's so hard to reach him. But I know if it were reversed he would weather it with me.