Can someone help tell me how I am suppose to be myself really in a relationship with my bipolar partner when being myself sometimes makes my partner worst?
He wants me to tell him how I feel all the time, wants me to be open and honest and truthful but sometimes these things make him worst, make him feel like the worst person in the world. He gets stressed out thinking I am going to leave him. He wants criticism but then when I give it it turns back on me and I feel like the worst person ever.
I feel my feelings can't ever be heard or understood fully because everything is taken to heart and then he feels bad and then I'm left thinking, what the hell??
It's hard finding balence between taking care of myself and taking care of him.
He wants me to get more help about understanding his addiction but yet I asked him for group therapy and he said no.....is that fair? Shouldn't we both compromise? I've read books, went to therapy, I'm on discussion boards....shouldn't he have to try too?
Just because I don't have a disorder doesn't meen I need to be forgotten...there may be no books about me or how to deal with me but don't I deserve the same? Or is that asking too much of someone who is bipolar?
Just venting....thanks.
Meg.
He wants me to tell him how I feel all the time, wants me to be open and honest and truthful but sometimes these things make him worst, make him feel like the worst person in the world. He gets stressed out thinking I am going to leave him. He wants criticism but then when I give it it turns back on me and I feel like the worst person ever.
I feel my feelings can't ever be heard or understood fully because everything is taken to heart and then he feels bad and then I'm left thinking, what the hell??
It's hard finding balence between taking care of myself and taking care of him.
He wants me to get more help about understanding his addiction but yet I asked him for group therapy and he said no.....is that fair? Shouldn't we both compromise? I've read books, went to therapy, I'm on discussion boards....shouldn't he have to try too?
Just because I don't have a disorder doesn't meen I need to be forgotten...there may be no books about me or how to deal with me but don't I deserve the same? Or is that asking too much of someone who is bipolar?
Just venting....thanks.
Meg.
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