I'm sorry to hear you are having such difficulties with your family accepting your husband and your diagnosis. That must be hard. I was in similar circumstances with my former in-laws, tho in a different role -- the one your husband is playing, that of the spouse who is excluded.

My in-laws did not respect my diagnosis, either. I think it has a lot to do with people's general attitude to the field of psychology. My former father-in-law felt that psychiatrists always say something is wrong with anyone who goes to see them. They never say, "Presto! You're healthy!" True enough.

I didn't try to change their minds, tho. I felt it was my own business and it didn't bother me that they didn't support me. My own mom was more open-minded and tried to educate herself about bipolar by reading -- but again, i felt my bipolar was pretty personal and did not try to engage her about it.

What do you want your family to do for you in terms of supporting your bipolar?