Posted by alexandra_k on May 28, 2005, at 18:39:11
In reply to Re: my husband doesnt believe im bipolar-alexandra, posted by woolav on May 27, 2005, at 17:58:31
> I have told him how scary it is to think back on an episode and not remember things correctly etc..
Ok. And it sounds like you do some things when you are hypomanic that you later regret.
IMO whether someone 'buys' a dx or not doesn't really matter.
It is more about whether they see the symptoms - because those symptoms are really what the problem is.And it sounds like he notices the symptoms and is distressed by them too...
Maybe it could help your relationship for you to talk to him about how you don't like the stuff you do then either. And about how you don't like it when you get down either. And you can see that it is having a negative impact on your relationship.
And that, to you, that is what the dx is all about. Because the dx enables you to see someone so that you can get meds etc to hopefully even out those up and down times.
I guess I'm just wondering whether he may be more opposed to you being labled 'mentally ill' than anything else...
But that part isn't so important as being able to work on your symptoms...
And him being able to see that you don't like them either and that you are doing your best to manage them.
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