I believe that my husband is bipolar…I have read numerous websites about the symptoms, treatment, etc…but he won’t even admit that he has a problem. At first I thought anger management issues and stress but lately …it is like I am living with a VERY hormonal woman! One second he is fine and we are happy; the next he is exploding about something. It gets to the point where I can’t trust him to be home alone with the kids because I don’t know how he will react. I don’t know how to get him to see that he has a problem…
We have 3 boys together and I know it is affecting them. They are also afraid of him. My oldest never wants to stay home with him on the weekends when I go to work… So do I force the issue and tell him to get counseling or I leave with the kids (obviously I have to actually leave if he doesn’t go) or will that even make a difference? I just don’t know how to make him see the end result of his tantrums….
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How To Make Him See How His Bipolar Affects The Family?1 comment to How To Make Him See How His Bipolar Affects The Family? |
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Ok, the first thing to realize is that even if you ‘insist’ that he gets help, and he agrees, unless HE sees that he has a problem, it won’t make a difference.
As far as getting him to realize how he’s acting, maybe the only way would be to put up a hidden camera and tape him. Then sometime when he’s calm show it to him. Let him see for himself.
Some people just can’t admit that they might have a mental illness. The stigma (I guess that’s the right word) that goes with mental illness is awful and some people feel that if they seek help it’s like saying ‘Hey, I’m totally nutso, look at me!’
I grew up with a bipolar mother (at the very least) so when I started suffering from it myself I had no problem going and getting help. I’m now on meds and life is SO much better. I can tell you that being on your husbands side of it is he** too. It’s like you feel so crazed, but there’s nothing you can do to make that feeling go away.
I hope that you’ll be able to convince him that he needs help. If you can’t, you very well might have to leave. The affect that it’s having on your sons is probably deeper than you know.
I wish you the best.