I've been wondering - how are the posters with bipolar DHs? I remember the one with the dog has a plan for leaving in June. Are you hanging int here, and on track? And the one whose DH has a gun and screams at her - are you OK? Have you gotten a plan on how to safely leave?

I was a terrible stepchild. My mom was dead, I didn't understand, at eight, what was happening and I was dying inside. I thought my sm was a bitch. Well, she was. She physically attacked me when I was 12 because I was out of control. Later she was diagnosed with bipolar and her own kids don't speak to her. I am learning now to trust my instincts.

I am the OP with DH who is bipolar and issues with my dog. As I was getting out of the shower this morning I heard my dog yelp. I came out and DH said that she yelped because he tried to walk past her.I examined her, she is not hurt.The dog and I will be out of here soon.

My ex husband now has neuropathy and can't walk. He has drawn a military pension since he was 28, for his bipolar. Was in for only three years, no combat. Now, 30 years later he is finally earning the disability. Haha motherfucker.

If you're so angry and hate-filled that you have to put people down via a mental health diagnosis, you might want to rethink your career path. I'm not being sarcastic or facetious. People have enough problems without being falsely called psychotic, narcissistic, or sociopathic. The stigma that goes along with a diagnosis is heavy. You want me to call you a psychotic bipolar schizophrenic? My guess is no.

I am the OP with the bipolar DH with issues with my dog. The closing on my tenant's house is not until the first week in June as of right now. At least I have a date now. I am hanging in there. DH went to visit his family for the weekend so my dog and I have some peace and quiet.

I am the OP with the bipolar DH who picks on/is jealous of my dog. My tenant bought a house!!!

My mother has schizoaffective disorder. It's like bipolar disorder plus some schizophrenic symptoms. She's had it her whole life, but she hasn't had an episode since I was a late teen up until now and she's in a psych ward for the moment. I'm a mother now. A bit older, My daughter is 6. And in this episode, my mom has been pulling me aside and telling me delusional stories about how I'm a terrible mother. I'm stern with my daughter. I have high expectations. I don't punish or yell or do anything physical to my daughter, but I hold my daughter accountable and reward independent behavior. My mom has been telling me that this type of parenting means I don't truly love my dd l, that I'm a product of Satan, that if there was a catastrophe, I'd leave my daughter in a heartbeat. I know my mom is delusional and off her meds and that is why she's saying this. But I've been crying myself to sleep every night over it.

I feel sorry for my little baby. Having to have a mom like me is going to be awful for him. Maybe it's the bipolar. If i would have figured it out sooner I wouldn't have had a kid. I feel awful for him. He's just going to be fucked up if I don't disappear.

Praise the Lord--my bipolar DH got in to see a new psychiatrist in the area and he can get in next week! This guy seems really good, too--lots of experience with bipolar and he also does psychotherapy. The only time he has problems is when he doesn't take his meds right, so maybe this guy will be able to drill it into him that he HAS to take these meds. I gave him an ultimatum--either he listens to this doctor or I'm done. I can't live my life with this kind of stress anymore.