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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Flame aeay, but bipolar people should not have children or get married. They are THE WORST. Your are much better off. He has done you an enormous favor. You don't realize it now, but you will eventually.

God only knows the crap he has done that you are not aware of. Probably would be blood curdling. Beware, he will come crawling back, but have the will to resist. These maniacs have no idea what they want and rarely stay on medication.[/quote]

You, PP, are the worst.  Bipolar disorder is not a character flaw or a moral failing.  It is a brain illness.  Plenty of people who have bipolar disorder would never hurt their loved ones or cheat on their spouses.  There is nothing inherent in the symptoms that means that a person who has bipolar disorder will do bad things.  What an awful, ignorant thing to say.

That said, OP, your husband *does* have major character flaws in addition to his disease.  And those at what would make me happy that he's gone.

On top of that, I want to echo the PP's who are warning you to take his threat of suicide very seriously.  Not so that you would cave in to his demands, but to know with certainty that a man who is rapid cycling between despair and mania and has already threatened suicide and has now lost his family and support system is in an acutely lethal phase of his disease.  If you know of any other source of help for him, like his parents or siblings, maybe you can reach out to warn them that his life may be at risk.  But protect yourself and your children at all costs.

It sounds likely that his rapid cycling will be followed with a breakup again from his unstable AP and an attempt to return home to you.  Prepare yourself emotionally and physically for this --- maybe you and the kids can go stay somewhere else for a while, if your lawyer advises that you can't change the locks.

NAMI has support groups for people with loved ones with mental illness.  Even if you divorce him, you will have to co-parent with him and your kids will have a dad with bipolar disorder, so it may be a helpful resource for you.[/quote]

Yiu are right, it is not a character flaw, but has the same result in the end. They ruin everything they touch.

Carry on with the PC nonsense.[/quote]

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