tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339974062095553185.post1271870691476560146..comments2023-10-12T02:44:19.333-05:00Comments on My mentally ill life: Trying to muster up the nerveCarolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13675829827137657056noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339974062095553185.post-51376127144489928302009-02-21T00:43:00.000-06:002009-02-21T00:43:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339974062095553185.post-49018606862453668862008-08-31T08:50:00.000-05:002008-08-31T08:50:00.000-05:00I thought in the early years for being diagnosed b...I thought in the early years for being diagnosed bipolar that the only job I would ever have is stocking shelves at night at the Everything for a Dollar store. I had absolutely no confidence. It took years to find the right combination of drugs that really worked. I was offered a job teaching computers part time. It was hard but I told them that I had biploar disorder and that I had a visible tremor. I had some very difficult times teaching and had set backs but I didn't miss a day of school. Now I have been homeschooling for the past three years. We start early so if I fall apart we have plenty of time to finish the year. It's not easy I've had depressions where I stare at the wall most of the day and I was even in the hospital for a week this past Spring. But the point is that there is always hope for more. Just because DH can't do much now doesn't mean that is how it is always going to be. Getting in touch with your limitations and being able to communicate that to other people makes the transition to work much easier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339974062095553185.post-52856307082444163842008-08-30T17:41:00.000-05:002008-08-30T17:41:00.000-05:00I agree with you that the idea of needing to do th...I agree with you that the idea of needing to do the things the therapist recommends is daunting. What you felt was not acceptable or was a line you felt didn't need to be crossed is still there in your heart. I think though what was ok before illness and what is ok in the time of crisis can be totally different. It would be so much easier if you were able to talk about this with DH in a meaningful way and be able to agree on what is ok to do when he is feeling bad like helping out with finding a job. That however may not be an option yet. It may take a bit longer with the lithium and therapy before a conversation like that can take place. Is it even an option to be able to see a therapist together? I guess if you feel that helping to find work won't become something to threaten your marriage to the point of divorce then do so. You can explain later when he is healthy your reasons for doing so. Know matter what you choose to do just make sure you are as comfortable as can be with that decision. You are supported no matter what.perphilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17191514151838436492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339974062095553185.post-89697959606683819982008-08-27T21:13:00.000-05:002008-08-27T21:13:00.000-05:00Ok so I understand your wanting to kinda hide &...Ok so I understand your wanting to kinda hide & protect him from the world that he has a mental illness. But on the other hand the crazieness needs to stop. You need to under stand that he is really sick & I no you do. I no that what I just said went on. But I'm trying to be very delicate not to hurt your feelings. I think the accounts need to be stop & put on hold. I have been following you from the first post & I think that you need to call for him to find work. I no you can get through this & think of it this way things are getting better.<BR/>JoannAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com