Hi, I have been with my partner for a year. He has bipolar disorder and i need some techniques on coping with the rollar coaster please.
We live seperately but in the past 3 months I have been staying over everynight (practically living together, every meal together, I do washing and cleaning) due to my broken ankle and needing financial support from him. We have been talking about moving in together permenantly and having a baby in the near future.
Over the past 3 months he has been absolutely fantastic with support, financially and emotionally. I have started on anti depressant medication the other day, it's not easy being off fulltime work, not knowing when I'm going back and having to rely on someone so heavily for the first time (im very independent and pay me own way always). I am starting to take everything to heart. Before my broken ankle I'm generally a very happy person, cheerful, love life. I'm hoping when i get back on track with work and start having a life again I will naturally start feeling better and get off the medication.
The past 2 days my partner has been in a crap of a mood, not affectionate, not really talking much and distant. He has asked me to stay at my place tonight because he needs some space. Initially I was a bit upset but after he had explained that he still loves me he just needs to deal with his bad mood. It isn't anything I've done wrong. He's never had to worry about someone else when he's been in this mood and now that he has me he has to worry about how it will effect me as well as himself.
My question is - How do you cope with your partner in his/her depressant moods? Do you have hobbies you do? Go see a friend?
He has had these episodes before in our relationship but we haven't spent as much time together as we are now so they weren't as noticeable.
I feel he is the one for me and we are planning on starting a family together, I need to learn some techniques on coping with his bipolar so I don't get sucked into the reollar coaster.
Thankyou in advance.
