Quote From: shalimar41 I am new to the board also, my name is patty. My oldest sister is going thru what you are dealing with right now. She has just been diagnosed with bipolar syndrome and she is hospitalized as we speak. One of her biggest complaints is her husbands drinking, it brings out the worst in her. He says he drinks cuz of her moods and she says she has moods cuz he drinks! I say they both need to go to therepy! Well since my sister is has been forced to get help, he says he will stop drinking for her( i hope it happens) ! Right now my sister has been temporarly put off on a medical leave from work( we work at the same auto moblie factory) i hope she will be well enough to function when she gets straight with her meds. My parents have both passed away, BOY I WISH MY DAD WAS HERE NOW! i am the youngest of all the siblings(6) and they all tend to think my shoulders are broadest. Sometimes gets very stressful! I miss my parents very much when things get tough. (i miss them all the time, but especially u find out how important they were when complications in your life comes along) Well phillis thxs for letting me vent also, I hope your situation gets better. Hope SSI approves your dissability. Take care...........patty
Thanks for saying I am not the only one with this problem. Sometimes I don't have family members to talk to they are so wrapped up in there own little world they forget I am there. My husband said he drinks because of my mood swings. We did try thearapy before and it just didn't work. So right now I am giving up on this situation but it feels great to vent it out on this message board. I hope for your sister's sake they will seek the right counseling and I hope there marriage will last. I don't know what it's like to lose parents and sorry for your loss. ButI do know what it's like to lose a grandma who is like a mother to me. She helped me out when I almost went to prision writing hot checks as most bipolar do anyway.
Well take care!
Phyllis
