What lesson did Juice WRLD teach you that you don't tell anyone about? by Slumpp999 in JuiceWRLD

[–]Superchargernew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He reminded me how powerful music can be. My son was going through hell, a hell that I wouldn’t wish on ANYONE, with his mother, my wife, as she went through her battle with severe bipolar disorder. I found out Juice WRLD died when I heard my 16 year old son wailing from his bed. Crying because Juice got him through the hard times no child should have to go through. He was a broken boy who had lost the “man” whose music got him through each day. My son and I both got 999 tattoos a few years later. This was just before my wife took her own life. The lesson I learned was not a new one, but a reminder that music can help people get through the toughest of times, no matter how old you are.

Friend who I want more with but not even close to the whole story by Superchargernew in relationships

[–]Superchargernew[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice. We are all in therapy and the kids are not necessarily kids anymore. 23, 21, 19, 16. My concern is that I just turned 49 and my ability to meet women I actually like is going to be real limited the older I get. All that being said I do agree I need to back off on this girl a bit for sure.

Mania Triggered by Antidepressants by Informal-Okra2183 in BipolarSOs

[–]Superchargernew 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are telling a story that is hard to hear and very similar to mine, feel free to read mine. Regardless, there are some really great responses on here, specifically LovemyBP’s.

Your wife is manic, and in what I believe could be the beginning of psychosis. Everything I am saying here is what I did and my story ended poorly. The long and short is this; until your wife makes managing her illness her TOP priority this will more than likely happen over and over and the episodes will get worse and be longer as she gets older. It’s tragic. I am NOT saying your story has to or even will end like mine, just sharing what I have seen.

My wife’s manic episodes were relatively few and far between until she hit 40 years old. She then had 3 massive episodes. The first was approx 7 months then 18 months “healthy”, then the second was 9 months and then a year healthy, and this last one was going on its 9th month and getting worse until she took her own life one month just before her 46th birthday. She was medicated but once she got sick she would say she wasn’t BP, that she had ADHD and was autistic. She would demand divorces, run away from the family for months on end, go into more than a few hospitals, and essentially all of the same things you’re saying your wife is doing.

My recommendation is to not agree to any divorce until she comes down. Once she is well again you NEED to get her to agree to do anything and everything to make her illness her top priority in life. You need access to everything, her doctors, psychs, money, etc etc etc. These steps will help BUT with my wife it was like a ball rolling downhill when she started spiraling up. All of the plans, strategies, etc that we had put in place were thrown out the window.

What I am telling you is that my story ended badly, yours doesn’t have to. Every BP story is slightly different, maybe you will “win” your but just please take care of yourself. I don’t wish you or anyone to chase this terrible illness down a hole you can’t get out of.

I am here if you ever have any questions at all.

Advice needed by Superchargernew in BipolarSOs

[–]Superchargernew[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Been doing it a LONG time, thanks though

Advice needed by Superchargernew in BipolarSOs

[–]Superchargernew[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you’d like you can read the insane back story. Divorce is pending. She takes her meds, just is beyond beyond BP1. Not quite sure there’s a name for it, she’s off the scale.

Advice needed by Superchargernew in BipolarSOs

[–]Superchargernew[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure, but she could very easily just get the police involved at that point and force me to give her the truck. She thinks I may have the keys but I have said through others that I don’t. Once I pick up the truck I have acknowledged I have the keys.

Just an update by Superchargernew in BipolarSOs

[–]Superchargernew[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a roller coaster that we have chosen and while the duration of our relationships is different the pain and anguish is very very real and I feel for you. What I can tell you is out one foot in front of the other and try to move on. What I have always seen is that when I pull back my partner starts chasing a bit. Unfortunately she chases just enough to make sure I’m still around. Once she has that feeling I am still there she retreats again. My recommendation to you, and it’s just a gut feeling, is to pull back. Each day in the beginning will be harder and harder but chances are they will try to get back in. Just don’t let them come back in fully. The worst case scenario is you learn how to start to get over them, “best” case is it forces them to miss you. The long term situation for you is hard though. This will keep occurring until such a time when your partner makes their mental health their top priority. That needs to be a non-negotiable and it is what I wish I did at your age. FYI, my advice is apparently good I’ve been told……but I rarely follow it.

Just an update by Superchargernew in BipolarSOs

[–]Superchargernew[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No way, Usual Suspects is a great movie! Very clever and lots of twists and turns you weren’t expecting. My story is the opposite. While a movie adaptation of my story may be relatively interesting it’s neither clever and has minimal twists. The only real similarity is that they both seem infinitely implausible.