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Originally Posted by Hairball
May I ask what your diagnosis is? Can u maybe attend a support group? They might be able to give you what your wife can't.
Also, I don't know if your wife reads or not but I am sure there are several good books out there and online about spouses dealing with each others illnesses. She may not understand what u need so you might have to educate her.
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Bipolar. The support groups around where I live are so full of politics. Who leads what, etc. It was more stressful going to the support groups than just staying home!
And to my wife's credit she has read a lot of books on my illness. She does want to help. The problem is, as stated above when we went to counseling, she only picks out the parts she likes and adheres to them like crazy while ignoring everything else the book says. For instance she is religious about checking my meds and writing down observations about my mood. But actually talking to me about how I feel? yeah, not so much.