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My life partner has Bipolar ii

My life partner has Bipolar ii

I unapologetically care for my husband who after a long mental health crisis has been diagnosed with Bipolar ii + more.

It is a tough gig at times but I believe we can live well in spite of his diagnosis.

I understand that not all relationships can survive a diagnosis and this is no criticism or judgement on anyone but in this thread I would love to give to and receive encouragement from others who hold the same value I have, that is that I voluntarily chose to remain in union with my husband to the exclusion of others and to ride out the bumps of his mental illness.

Dubious humour is guaranteed.

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@Former-Member wrote:

Had to smile when you used term "Borderline" classic for your Darlings car @Determined.


I had to think about that for a bit @Former-Member

It possibly was a poor choice of words lol.

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Hope the car tomorrow is more suitable than the last for you both. ...

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How did the car shopping go today @Former-Member?

Trust all is as well as can be for you both.

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Very pleased to report that we were happy with the car @Determined and it is now in situ in our carport 😀. We did have trade in value prearranged so once we decided to go ahead it was just a matter of filling in a few hours while the dealer did the final checks.

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Pleased to hear it all went well for you @Former-Member

and hope it makes things a little easier for Mr Darcy.

*edit... that was Mr Darcy not my Darcy

Got to love auto correct

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@Determined has already made a difference, not gritting my teeth every time we come to a corner.

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Haha @Former-Member I also get corner anxiety when my darling is driving but possibly for slightly different reasons.

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Darling is not really that bad. I am just a bad passenger lol .

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I don't mind being a passenger, @Determined so usually Mr D drives. He doesn't mind if I do, in fact we each did half the drive home.

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