Ups and Downs of Husband`s Mental Illness

Hi @Maryjune, I haven't read anything about your story yet but what you just posted. But I wanted to send you good wishes on your loved one coming out of hospital. How beautiful that you did a landscape painting for him. Kind wishes.

Hi @Former-Member,

My companion is away interstate at the moment so I'm home alone. Although I enjoy his company a lot, it is good for us to have a little time apart. I am the one with diagnosed mental health issues (bipolar). But he is also rather out of the ordinary in the way his mind works, believing he inhabits two separate and conscious realities at the same time. But of the the two of us, he is more 'functional' in the real world, holding down a job and doing a lot more of the domestic tasks than I can manage (I'm slowly getting better at this). Thanks for asking a little about me. I hope you and Mr Darcy are going okay today. 🙂

Hello @Former-Member xx

you wrote --- There are so many things I would love to ask you -- You can ask me all the questions you wnat my dear friend

I know @Mazarita

yes we can worry too much my friend xx

Yes Hubby is a little more relaxed tonight --

Hello @Former-Memberxx

Need an early night tonight,--- me too @Former-Member

Mr Shaz is going to bed

and I am going to hang the washing out and go to bed xx

Hi @Former-Member, @Shaz51 @Former-Member & everyone

How are you all today?
I really trust things are doing better for you and yours. I have been following your stories but have not had an opportunity to respond.

Apologies for not responding to your messages before this, it has just been an awkward couple of days, and I still don’t know quite what to say, It hasn't been bad, but it certainly hasn't been good so feeling a little weary and lost at the moment 😞

I am concerned that my darling in on the verge of another meltdown, the problem I am just tired and 'over it' so finding it hard to keep a smile on my face. (My darling can't function if she perceives I am not coping so this is not helping her). My problem is I keep feeling responsible for fixing things. I like @Former-Member s comment that we cant love someone back to health (doesn't stop me trying) and the link to the mhr4c page. This has given me some motivation for change (particularly the distinction between care giver v care taker). Something for me to work on.

Study is a good distraction but I am finding it hard to get into and do the review work necessary to do well so at the end of week 2 am already behind where I need to be a teething baby with a cold sleep and associated lack of sleep is not helping with this .

We have friends from church coming on the weekend for a catch up bbq so looking forward to that, just need @shaz and mr Shaz to come and mow for me and clean my bbq area lol its a good thing our friends are not fussy.

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