I am so sorry to hear that. It is rough when your spouse doesn’t support you, especially if they have been a critical part of your support team. My husband doesn’t like that I’m on psych meds, see a psychiatrist regularly, and will be starting up with a therapist. It would be SO nice if he would be a part of my care team, but he doesn’t want to talk much about my bipolar or feelings. He thinks psych meds messed up my brain, and they are the reason I can’t work. To be fair, I was misdiagnosed with depression for over 10 years, and I do feel all that time on AD’s messed up my thinking, and I will never be the person I was before I started them. My pdoc diagnosed me as bipolar when I showed up super manic at a psych appointment and narrowly avoided hospitalization. That was the only appointment my husband came with me to, and the pdoc explained to him more about bipolar. He still doesn’t think I need meds when I am doing OK or just hypomanic. When I’m depressed and have panic attacks, he tells me to just snap out of it. He does admit I have been doing better since on meds for bipolar, but I don’t go to him for support. He has finally admitted my pdoc was right, and I cannot work outside the home, beyond caring for our 10 year old daughter who has tons of sensory issues. I love him, but he just doesn’t understand. Usually, I talk to my mom or sister for support, and I have recently made a friend who has issues with depression and panic disorder; she knows where I am coming from.

I really wish I had my husband’s support, but I don’t. I just have to look elsewhere for it.