Archive for ‘Support’

  • It’s Not Your Fault
    If you haven’t been on the receiving end of a bipolar driven outburst from a loved one you are supporting, the event will surely be confusing and somewhat traumatic if you are not prepared for the event. After years of being a lone supporter of my wife and witnessing almost every possible curve her illness could throw at us, I’ve had to shift my defense mechanisms...
    by Rich Wallace at September 26th, 2009 at 09:09 pm
  • Caring for Two
    As a spouse of one managing bipolar disorder, it is not uncommon to be forced out of your comfort zone when time comes to support a loved one through an emotional crisis. In my own experiences, society today seems to be based on Self Entitlement and the skill of offering sympathy to others seems to be in line for extinction. A bipolar marriage as a unique situation for...
    by Rich Wallace at September 26th, 2009 at 09:09 pm