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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 glad to hear counselling started off well - and super glad to hear the message of not doing everything at once and looking after your own health too ... it does take time ... everything takes time sigh ... keep on going one foot in front of the other - take care of you and Mr D x

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@Former-Member

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good morning and hugs @Sophie1 , @Former-Member , @outlander , @Determined , @Corny

our mower is in getting fixed

chainsaw getting fixed

last couple of days mr shaz has done been busy doing things at home and at mum`s

waiting for the down to happen soon @Former-Member

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Thanks @outlander

Mr D is getting quite animated too @Shaz51, thinking he might be hyping up too by what he is saying, not unexpected with a move, but I don't want to make the call prematurely either as it has been a while since he has been well enough to actively participate in some aspects of life.

As well as wanting to do organise things for the house we have been investigating community involvement. He has volunteered for a job with a service club I suspect he is not suited for. It is a one off and can be managed by others on the day so I am not going to interfere. The people are very kind and I am sure they will encourage him in the direction of jobs that might be more suitable for him, as I will. He does need to have meaningful things to do and I have actively encouraged community. He has generally been proceeding with caution ... just need to keep an eye on things.

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Ohh no Mr shaz is starting to correcting me on everything. @Former-Member

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Keeping a sense of humour about it all keeps me going @Shaz51 .

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same here @Former-Member

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hello @Former-Member how are you xx

the pole chainsaw can not be fixed

how is your weekend going xxx

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Bummer re: pole chainsaw @Shaz51 how has Mr Shaz taken the news?

Going steady here. Thinking about raised beds for our kitchen garden and how many/what size we would realistically use.

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mr shaz is accepting the news which is good @Former-Member , he said we have saved money not getting it fixed

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