Hi all,
I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to post. My spouse was diagnosed 20 years ago with bipolar 2. She's been through every medication and none of them work anymore or have life threatening side effects. She's very treatment compliant, has a great psychiatrist and therapist, and is doing her best, she really is. It's a devastating situation. The only thing left, according to her psychiatrist is ECT. So, she's looking into that.

The issue is she won't talk to me about it at all. I've tried to research ECT and discuss what to expect, but she won't talk. This isn't new. She is not a big talker. She is really kind of silent all the time, silent and really really grumpy. I know this is bipolar depression, but after 10 years together, there is simply no fun, no joy, no happiness at all ever. I've forgotten what it is like to have a partner that you can laugh and joke with. I have a therapist, but it doesn't seem like anyone understands that this really not only is devastating for her, but I feel like I have absolutely no life, no passion, no joy anymore. The energy has been sucked out of me with the constant depression (hypomania for her is dysphoric and rare). I don't know what to do about this especially since she refuses to talk. If anyone can give insight I'd appreciate it.