Hooray for you knowing that you need meds. Your husband, especially after 30 years, should be more understanding & supportive. Feel free to show him this answer if you want to. I am a devoutly religious person (since age 18, I am now nearly 62). I tried for decades to "let go & let God." I prayed & prayed for healing. I had devout friends lay hands on me & pray. Finally (with my husband's urging) I got all the tests done & was diagnosed with seizures & bipolar (especially manias). I got onto good meds. As you know, this takes time. They work although, like you, I find it often hard to work through the "brain fog." But life is so much better with these good medications. They are not a crutch! I still deeply love God & know that God has inspired scientists to develop medications that help people with brain disorders. I hope your husband will be kinder to himself & you & be OK with taking meds. If you had to take insulin for diabetes, wouldn't he be OK with that? You are right, this is a neurobiological illness. It is not sin nor is it weakness.
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Originally Posted by Sister Rags
My husband of nearly 30 years has asked me a number of times if I think I'll "ever be able to get off medications". I am bipolar with severe anxiety. He is an intelligent man, and he is also of the belief that if we are "Godly" enough (trust in God enough) we can overcome even physical illness. Sadly, my husband's severe OCD and GAD has severely impaired his life (he refuses meds & spends his life beating up on himself for not being "spiritual" enough to overcome his mental illnesses).
Does anyone have any input? Similar experience?
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