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Ups and Downs of Husband`s Mental Illness

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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Good morning @Shaz51

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good morning @Former-Member

I have cleaned the house , dishes done , washing done

mr shaz mowed our lawn and whipper snip

having a coffee now

going to do food shopping after

how are you going

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Quiet morning @Shaz51 picked up some groceries, caught up with a couple of siblings on the phone.

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sounds like a good morning @Former-Member

mr shaz is good at the moment

finding that balance is very important , I am knowing now that if he does too much , other things start happening imaging thigs that are happening , his OCD starts, anxious , overthinking , making mistakes and soo on

anyway step D1 rang up mr shaz ( she tries to ring every week to talk to him )

after she finished on the phone she texted me saying " is dad ok "

I said it has been a big week and it has been very hot

step D1 is the same as mr shaz but no medication , she will go on and on until drop -- but over the years she is now learning to stop before that (i have told her )

so now she has her wipe out days , she can`t stand anyone with her -- her boyfriend tries to support her by being there with her but she pushes him away

now she tells him when it is that day and he will go fishing or something else

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D1 having a management plan that works for her = 👍.

Having boundaries that are respected =👍

Have noticed if things get a bit much for the twin that his OCD traits increase too @Shaz51 .

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@Former-Member

I never relized until we were watching the insight show about OCD

and mr shaz said he was diagnosed with it years ago

need to look up OCD too

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Arrgh OCD is the pits. 😳@Former-Member @Shaz51 I very much sympathise with Mr Shaz and Mr Darcy. Mine always gets worse when my PTSD is triggered or if feeling overwhelmed.

Sherry 💖

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Are you feeling a bit better now @Shaz51 ? Hoping the meds you were given for the acidosis might be having a beneficial effect by now.

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@Former-Member , @Former-Member

that is why I feel soo close to you my friends , it really helps knowing that we know what it is like

much worse with feeling overwhelmed.

I am feeling much better thank you @Former-Member ( ha ha the tables have changed my toilet ) for the better

and the doctor up my BP tablets and I can feel the difference there too

soo my next appt with specialist is on the march 5 th

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only one thing though is experiencing constipation @Former-Member , @Former-Member

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