by Joe | Aug 12, 2009 | Marriage, Relationships
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) has a NAMI’s Family-to-Family Program – a free, 12-week course for family caregivers of individuals with severe mental illnesses. Several years ago, when I had my first encounter with bipolar disorder in my family, I...
by Candida Fink, MD | Oct 29, 2008 | Hospitalization, Marriage, Relationships
Many friends and family members of people with bipolar disorder become frustrated with the fact that they can rarely, if ever, “make” their loved one obtain treatment. This is more of a challenge when the person is manic rather than depressed. In a manic...
by Joe | Jun 11, 2008 | Hospitalization, Marriage, Relationships
From Joe I saw my wife at the “hospital” yesterday, Tuesday. The doctor was supposed to have started her on lithium. I learned that he was unable to do so, because he needed to run a pregnancy test first. I’ve had a vasectomy, and I am 99.99999% sure that my wife has...
by Joe | Jun 9, 2008 | Hospitalization, Marriage, Relationships
By Joe Over the past two weeks, I have been dealing with a bipolar disorder crisis in my family. Even though I have learned a great deal about bipolar disorder over the years – from working on the book and our blog, from past experiences, and from extensive research...
by Joe | Apr 20, 2008 | Marriage, Relationships
By Joe In a previous post, “Should I Go or Should I Stay?” I discuss the dilemma that many people face when living with someone who has bipolar disorder. Lately, I’ve been thinking about relationship dynamics and how these dynamics can trigger confrontations....
by Joe | Jan 25, 2008 | Children, Marriage, Relationships
Jill Ravitz recently posted her bipolar story, which caused me to think about my own situation with my wife and our family. Back in 1999 my wife was diagnosed as having bipolar disorder. Within about two years, we were discussing divorce. Bipolar disorder was tearing...
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