Verge of divorce

@lovelylavender222

The potential of reaching an end to a marriage can be emotionally hurtful. It's natural to want a partner who would be willing to demonstrate some understanding when our mental wellbeing isn't okay. Whether we have good or bad days, everyone—you included—deserves to be empathised with. Bipolar disorder is experienced differently by certain people, with sensations of extreme highs and extreme lows and being easily annoyed existing as common signs.

Despite the struggles you are going through, just know that it's quite resilient of you to be fighting the condition for so long. Even if your husband no longer indicates the empathy you deserve, there will definitely be individuals who will!

You're worthy of emotional support and 7 Cups can provide that for you.

If you would like to chat to a Listener, you can DM me or, alternatively, search for any Listeners through this link: 7cups.com/BrowseListeners/ . Even though we can advise members on things, we're able to hear you out and offer you a space to vent, breathe, and find some relief again!

I could use help on this, as well. I’m in a second and mixed marriage. I don’t know what to do. In the past year I was diagnosed with bipolar 2 and with borderline personality disorder. Everyone in his family has mood issues, and he is probably a little bipolar as well, but he doesn’t accept any mental health condition as a reality. He thinks mental health issues are excuses for not pulling your weight. If I’m either hypomanic or depressed, he tells me to grow up or get my act together. He rolls his eyes at me and stalks off and refuses to learn anything about these disorders. I am always the one who is at fault. I’m currently in a hypomanic episode and he is being so derisive and belittling that it makes me want to take my daughter and leave. I have multiple health providers including a therapist and psychiatrist - I’m just in a cultural pocket where mental health issues are highly stigmatized and embarrassing. So freaked out. He runs narcissistic so he can’t improve on anything. I think prayer and self-care (and care of my daughter) have to be my priorities. I don’t feel like I can trust him or rely on him anymore since these diagnoses came out.