Quote From: 2happy2sadSorry to hear that you feel alone and lost. I think bipolar can be a lonely illness because only "we" know how it feels. Has your wife ever gone to any therapy appointments with you? Maybe if she is part of the treatment she will stick with you. Also encourage her to read up on the illness, the more we all learn about this illness the easier it is to cope with it.
Maybe someone else will jump in with words of wisdom. :)
I wish I had words of wisdom, but I only know what I go through. Bi-polar has been very lonely for me too. I have 4 children and I try to spend as much time with them as I can, but wih the thoughts racing, I have to take frequent breaks that they don't understand. I do think that if your significant other goes to treatment with you, theymay understand more. However, i haven't been able to find a therapist in years that has helped me. I read alot about what the illness entails and try to get some kind of control over it. But, the only thing we can really do is find something that relaxes you (swimming), take your medication, and if you have to excuse yourself from the room for some quiet time, then do that too. I am lucky that i can tell when I am irritated and tend to isolate myself during those times, which doesn't do anyone any good, exept that I am not causing any havic.
Just keep working on being healthy, that's all we can do.
