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Ups and Downs of Husband`s Mental Illness

Shaz51Senior Contributor10 Dec 2016, 11:56 am AEDT

Ups and Downs of Husband`s Mental Illness

Hello @PeppiPatty, over here my special friend xx

Hello Everyone

Love to hear from others on the forum if you experience this

My hubby has been diagnosed with lots of things and has had MI all his life

do you find things goes ok and i start to feel confident and wanting to go forward and then everytime something always happens to upset it -- sometimes I think is it a controlling thing ?? that he wants to be in control ??

Don`t know if I am making this up , but i have that feeling ,

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Unknown userMember30 Sept 2019, 4:24 pm AEST

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@Shaz51

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Shaz51Senior Contributor30 Sept 2019, 4:27 pm AEST

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thank you @Former-Member , I careabout you a lot too my friend xxx

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Shaz51Senior Contributor30 Sept 2019, 4:57 pm AEST

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reading about small 0steophytes at the acetabular margin

@Former-Member, @Former-Member

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Unknown userMember30 Sept 2019, 5:25 pm AEST

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@Shaz51

Sending gentle thoughts your way @Shaz51

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Shaz51Senior Contributor30 Sept 2019, 5:27 pm AEST

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Really like a drink @Former-Member but stopping my self

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Unknown userMember30 Sept 2019, 5:45 pm AEST

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It is tough when we need to make lifestyle and dietary changes for the benefit of our health @Shaz51. Have you an alternative option or is there something you could divert your attention to?

Something that has helped us is we no longer keep temptations in the house and leave 'occasional treats' for when we go out.

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Shaz51Senior Contributor30 Sept 2019, 5:52 pm AEST

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Yes , very true @Former-Member

Just talked to Mr shaz at dinner time about not buying anymore wine and he is good with that as he says it is no good for his bipolar and MI

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Unknown userMember30 Sept 2019, 6:20 pm AEST

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We have been so pleased with the measurable health benefits since we started eating healthier @Shaz51 . Mr Ds cholesterol, blood sugars and weight have gone down. I am booked in for follow up next month so will check my progress then. I have only really ever been a light social drinker so did not find giving up drinking in support of Mr D difficult. As you know psych meds + alcohol are not a good mix. Teamwork has made a difference for us - Mr D won't buy things he knows I would pig out on and it is getting a lot easier to resist temptation when I do the shopping too.

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Shaz51Senior Contributor30 Sept 2019, 6:30 pm AEST

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@Former-Member , I never drank until I was 50 and we only had a drink when we were out for dinner until I was 54

For the last year it has been 2 drinks a night -- I think mine was because of the aches and pains , so we will find it easy xx

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Unknown userMember30 Sept 2019, 6:49 pm AEST

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@Shaz51 I do have to smile a bit ruefully ... I know I do my best to help and encourage Mr D with his health outcomes ... he does try and help if I ask him to, but doing it in a gentle manner is not one of his strong points, I chose to laugh, he does try 😀.

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