Boyfriend is bi polar and takes his anger out on me?

2016-08-19 7:02 pm
What should I do?

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2016-08-19 8:17 pm
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Coping with Bipolar Spouse Mood Swings

Here are some tips for surviving and thriving in your relationship:

Breathe. When things are tough, take a deep breath and step back. “It’s a disease — it’s not the person. So you try to remember that,” advises Mary.
Build support. Caring for someone with a disease can keep you focused on his needs, but you also need your own sources of support. Joining a support group for family members of bipolar patients can help. Working with your own therapist may also be a good idea. Support from understanding family and friends is also invaluable. Mary has never joined a support group — and says she probably could have benefited from one — but she does find support in her friends.
Get away. Mary says part of what keeps her sane is her job, for which she occasionally travels. Despite the fact that her business trips often coincide with times when her husband stops taking his medications, she values her time away. At home, when her husband’s moods are out of control, Mary acknowledges, “I try to avoid him.”
Laugh. Whether you can insert humor into the situation and get a good response is highly individual, but Mary says this tactic works for her. “I try to make him laugh, to get him out of it,” she says.
Enforce meds. Mary has made it clear to her husband that taking his medication is non-negotiable. “If you can keep them on the meds, you’re okay. It’s a fight. It’s like having another child,” she says. If he refuses to take his meds (as he often does when he is manic), she leaves, even if only to spend the night at a friend’s house to make her point. That usually gets him back on track.
Recall your love. There are hard times in marriage to a bipolar spouse, acknowledges Mary. But she prefers to see the man she fell in love with, even when his moods are unpredictable.
Know (or grow) your philosophy of marriage. Mary believes in the commitment she made when she married her husband. “You know, I married a man for better or for worse. I did not marry a disease." While she acknowledges bipolar disorder is difficult, she also notes, "The person I fell in love with is still there. Would I want someone to leave me? I don’t think so,” she explains.
Look for triggers. “When your spouse is in a stable or more favorable mood, pay close attention to what environmental triggers precipitated and are maintaining the stability. Often there are specific environmental stressors or soothers — including relationship issues — that influence mood swings. Use the soothers to help maintain the mood that both of you are desiring,” advises marriage and family therapist Tracy Todd, PhD, based in Alexandria, Va.
Ask. Despite the mood swings, your spouse can tell you what he needs. “Have an honest discussion about what is helpful to your spouse when he is in an undesirable mood. Incorporate ideas, plans, and strategies so that there can be a minimization of harmful effects,” advises Todd.
Keep talking. There may be days and weeks when it is not easy, but communication is essential. “Communication during and between mood swings is critical to managing the accompanying stressors,” says Todd.
參考: Has bipolar.
2016-08-20 1:51 am
Insist that he get treatment or leave him.
2016-08-19 10:55 pm
I’m so glad you decided to reach out for support today. You don’t deserve to be treated that way. If you’re feeling unsafe, please call 911 or go to the nearest hospital for immediate help. It’s also important that you let somebody close to you know what’s going on between you and your boyfriend. You shouldn’t feel like you’re on your own through this. Working together with a trusted friend, counselor, or therapist, you can come up with a safety plan. Know that you’re not alone through this, and there are always people and resources that can help. Please stay safe.

PF, Counselor
參考: Boys Town National Hotline (available 24/7): 800-448-3000 Your Life, Your Voice (teens & young adults): yourlifeyourvoice.org
2016-08-19 10:40 pm
Is he diagnosed? On medication? In treatment? All of those need to be a "yes", otherwise you need to cut your losses and move on. Anger is not necessarily part of Bipolar...
2016-08-19 9:18 pm
dump him
2016-08-19 8:40 pm
Get out of an abusive relationship.
Mental illness is no excuse for abusive behavior.
2016-08-19 7:19 pm
You could try this. It MIGHT work.

Tell him bipolar disorder is no excuse for treating your gf like trash. Suggest therapy for Anger Management. The PTSD Sourcebook by Glenn Schiraldi has an Anger Management section, and he could try that, also Taming the Tiger Within by Thich Nhat Hanh or Recovery International (explained on YouTube).

If that doesn't work,say.so-long ,been nice knowin' ya.
2016-08-19 7:14 pm
Get a different lover, he acts strange because of brain chemistry.

If he is absent the ability to treat you well because of mental illness you should avoid him. You could suggest he see a psychaitrist. If he is mistreating you get out of there!
2016-08-19 7:04 pm
have some patience and mention when calm he see a therapist
2016-08-19 7:03 pm
Get a new boyfriend, or learn to deal.
2016-08-19 7:02 pm
See ya l8tr ............... time for a new boyfriend.
2016-08-19 7:30 pm
This may sound harsh but you should get out of that relationship. Unless you want to deal with this for the rest of your life...bipolar people can be very difficult. They dont like to take their prescribed meds and self medicate which leads to addition. It can be a very difficult situation.
2016-08-19 7:16 pm
Stop being promiscuous. Find yourself a husband, and make sure that he is not insane.

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