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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't get me going on this thread. It hits too close to home. The irony is how my ex-husband now sees the damage he has caused and wants to make amends and reconcile with us.     He wants to apologize so he can can move on with his life. We are not ready for an apology.  Twelve years: three major manic episodes, chronic depression. alcoholism, lying, cheating, abuse, unemployment.  [/quote]

Did he get medicated/ therapy, PP?[/quote]

Medication - mode stabilizer and anti-depressants; did not take his meds properly; [b]went off mood stabilizer to increase the high of the mania; did not sleep, which prolonged the mania;  drank, which negates the meds[/b]

Therapy - physchiatist and psycho-therapist

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That is the trifecta of what not to do with bipolar.  Step one of treating bipolar is being committed to recovery. That means, if you have problems taking a pill three times a day, you set an alarm, or get a pill container with the days of the week on it. Not taking meds is not an option. Not sleeping is known to make mania worse. And so is drinking.

Bottom line, it sounds like he hasn't committed to recovery. Maybe he hasn't hit rock bottom yet, or maybe AA meetings would help. I'm bipolar and I think the people who long for mania are nuts. Personally I would give anything to go back in time and undo things I did while manic.

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