NAMI support group for spouses & relatives of someone with a mental illness might help him understand that the "witchiness" you are exhibiting are symptoms of your illness. Also, your pdoc may be willing to speak with your husband & explain the illness & give him added resources. I believe you would need to sign a release for the pdoc to do this due to privacy issues. Check out the titles of books on this web site. They are very helpful to me as well as to my husband. (I haven't been able to sign the release for my husband to see my provider myself due to fear that something I've said when depressed will come out & hurt my husband. Also, my symptoms included being paranoid about him. Much better about that, but still not all the way "there" in trusting him to accept me & my illness fully.)
I went through an outpatient program at a mental health facility & they had a class for relatives & it helped so much. My husband heard that other spouses are going through the same thing & that my anger, crying, etc. were symptoms. Once I got on the right meds, I improved greatly. BUT I learned the hard way (bad episode a few weeks ago) that you never fully recover from bipolar or another mental illness. You can manage it the best you can through changing your environment, taking meds & going to therapy. Hope you will feel better soon. Take care.--Suzy
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