My life partner has Bipolar ii

Thx @Former-Member for sharing your ideas - interesting to see what energises and calms at the same time - gardening sounds rewarding 🌷 and coffees/tea I always love ☕️ ... interesting re your thoughts on how helping others makes you feel and the different ways you have found to help others - I will try to notice this too and think of more creative targeted ways to help .. you have really made me think - Thankyou Darcy 🙏 sleep well 😴

@Sophie1

Then there is music, time with our pets, reading, knitting + more 😀.

Good evening all, how are we all?

The last 24 hours have been a living hell for me. The husband was taken into hospital by ambulance last night from an attempt... Id thought that the loneliness was getting easier but I was wrong.

He now wont be back home for some time between hospital and rehab stays. I know Im going to struggle with the kids alone.

Just wish the magic mental health fairy would come and blow her magic mental health dust on us.

Mrs Jones x

@Mrsjones

Sending very very gentle thoughts your way.

@Mrsjones

Here also.

@Mrsjones no easy answer to that ☹

1 day at a time. And get support (practicle and emotional) wherever you can.

How old are your children?

When my darling was last away we had 3 children between 1 and 11

I don't know how I would have managed without outside support.

Really feeling for you at the moment.

At first I was quite numb and went through the motions @Mrsjones , hubby was initially in ICU, needed surgery. My heart ached. I sometimes allowed myself to feel the pain and cry at night.

I rang the suicide support line when I needed to speak to someone 1300 659 467

Chat also available

https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au

I got counseling through Carers Australia - there is a phone service through the carer gateway

line https://counselling.carergateway.gov.au/s/