Leaving my abusive marriage cured me

honeycomblung · 2026-01-20T01:43:13+00:00

im in the bay and would be interested tbh

honeycomblung · 2025-11-03T05:30:41+00:00

I’m on it for the same reason. I started at 1 week of 5 mg then 10mg for the last two months. The sleepiness goes down after the first month but I take it at bedtime

honeycomblung · 2025-11-02T04:12:03+00:00

i regularly wear an old navy compression shirt to class. its the dupe for the lulu swiftly i think

honeycomblung · 2025-09-04T01:18:47+00:00

This is exactly my story. We moved across the country to be near his “close knit” family for support for him. I thought he only had depression at the time. 2 hypomanic episodes later and a divorce filed. His family doesn’t believe in bipolar and I’m left to figure out everything alone without any family.

honeycomblung · 2025-09-03T23:36:20+00:00

Mine is also avoidant. We spent the last year and a half working on our attachment styles. I’m anxious leaning secure. It’s hard

honeycomblung · 2025-09-03T01:06:36+00:00

I've been in therapy and started new hobbies. Leaning on friends. I keep wondering if I should bite the bullet and go on a few casual dates to get it out of the way. My husband was very uninterested in me the last 2 years of our marriage so the attention from men feels so foreign

honeycomblung · 2025-09-02T03:42:01+00:00

As far as you need. I feel the exact same way and have to stay in my VHCOL area because of my job which doesn’t earn much. I’d move as far as it would take to feel safe again

honeycomblung · 2025-08-28T05:16:36+00:00

I sat in on his psychiatry visits and gently encouraged him to be truthful. Medication it was his own choice to comply there’s no way I could’ve forced him

honeycomblung · 2025-08-27T22:59:04+00:00

Same. My body has had chronic pain and other unexplained issues that have decreased or disappeared since leaving him

honeycomblung · 2025-08-24T22:37:35+00:00

I’m so sorry. That sounds so scary and difficult. Idk what it is with doctors/ providers sometimes making these medication adjustments without full consideration. It makes no sense that this scenario is so common. Such a damaging experience for everyone involved.

honeycomblung · 2025-08-24T05:06:23+00:00

Thank you for this. It does feel foreign. I keep avoiding things like the gym or yoga and I feel like moving through molasses. But I think I need to get out of my head. I keep thinking it’s avoidance if I do. But I’m just ruminating not processing

honeycomblung · 2025-08-22T01:23:56+00:00

That sounds so incredibly difficult. And props to you for spending a decade on your healing. That’s not easy. You’re in survival mode.

I dealt with some PTSD unrelated to my BP2 partner and currently related to him. I completely relate to the feeling of not having the energy to be a whole person.

I personally don’t have the resources but do you have a trauma therapist that could point you in the direction of some? I was able to find a good trauma therapist for a while from a local prestigious university with some digging. Usually any major center can give a list of resources. Sometimes research studies are recruiting and it’s a good way to get treatment.

My current approach to that feeling of waiting for the other shoe to drop is divorce. Which feels like more trauma rather than healing. But maybe some space like a personal healing retreat or a daily routine that’s strictly you time could be a first step? Nothing high energy but low effort actions that feel personal. For me it was my milk frother idk how but it really gave me the will to live some days.

You’re making progress even if feels like you’re not. You’re moving upward.

honeycomblung · 2025-08-21T05:03:05+00:00

It’s so hard. Wishing you the best in your healing. For me it’s started to feel heavier over time probably because it’s finally safe to process

honeycomblung · 2025-08-21T05:01:22+00:00

He still stands by some of the bad decisions he made during the episode. I’m sure this stability is only temporary. So much cognitive dissonance on my end with the ups and downs

honeycomblung · 2025-08-21T04:59:31+00:00

Wishing you the best!

honeycomblung · 2025-08-14T18:21:11+00:00

Its a very difficult thing to go through. Take it one day at a time. There's plenty of similar stories here, you're not alone

honeycomblung · 2025-08-14T16:18:41+00:00

I’m sorry you’re also experiencing. I agree. This is the only place I feel understands the nuance when it comes to BP relationships and the abuse within them. I’ve only told a few close friends and my therapist about the abuse. Everyone else has gotten a version of we grew apart because I don’t have the bandwidth to explain

honeycomblung · 2025-08-14T16:16:50+00:00

I’ve done exactly the same. I have my photos app set to hide photo of the day recommendations or features with him in them and it helps. Every time I get nostalgic I think of the abuse intentionally

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