My wife always make me leery about admitting myself, like it will be a black mark on my permanent record. I think with the diagnosis of bipolar on my medical records it cannot get much worse, but she worked in the medical field for awhile and believes she knows what the consequences will be.

If I do IP, my fear is she will see this as quitting. I always quit when things are too tough. She pushes me to work through things. In theory that's not a bad thing. But I don't have anyone advocating for me other than myself, and when I tend to not be clear on my thoughts, feelings and concerns it makes fighting for what I need difficult.