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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).
I don't foresee myself being able to function in life without meds. I barely function ON meds; without them I am very mentally disturbed and not at all able to function normally. I feel so demeaned, so defeated, when my husband asks me the question about meds. And I feel angry, because the issue is his issue, not mine - I KNOW I need meds because I KNOW that my mental illness is neurobiological.
Does anyone have any input? Similar experience?
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Hi there
I just joined this group which look very interesting.
I can tell you that I take meds for high anxiety. I cannot function so it either. I have tried & have counseled for years. My fiancé believes a similar problem. He drinks each evening to try to kill his pain from the disease he has. I just posted so out it. It should show up shortly.
I believe we are who we are and I find that I need less of my mess when he travels. I have discovered that I believe he is part of my anxiety .... Not that it will ever completely disappear, but I feel much less as if I walk on egg shells when he is gone.