Bipolar disorder, also called manic-depressive disorder, involves sudden, extreme mood swings between overexcited mania and depression. This order can be dangerous and include suicidal impulses. By John H. Sklare, Ed.D, Lifescript Personal Coach
http://www.lifescript.com/health/centers/b... Q: Q: My fiancé has bipolar disorder. He’s controlling and yells at me a lot. I’m considering not getting married. Any advice? -Linda C.
A: I’m sorry to read that your fiancé is bipolar because I recognize what that means. As a result, I also understand and appreciate your concerns and reservations about getting married. Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder that’s thought to be caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. The result, as you can attest to first hand, Linda, are extreme mood swings that include very frenzied highs and severely depressive lows. In most cases, however, there are many more lows than highs.
Since you’re questioning your ability to handle this issue now, my instincts and experience tells me that it’s likely to become a bigger issue after marriage. And research shows that marriages, where one of the partners is bipolar, have a higher divorce rate than the average population. Bipolar disorder is typically managed with medication and therapy, but there’s no cure for it, so this is an issue that won’t go away and will be a part of your daily married life together. Married people manage this successfully all the time, but it’s easier for some to handle and more difficult or impossible for others. Living with someone who’s bipolar takes a great deal of love, patience and understanding.
Whether or not you should marry your fiancé is a question that only you can answer, Linda. However, I would strongly suggest that you engage in some pre-marital counseling and talk this all through before you say I do and then come to realize that You can’t!
Wishing You Great Health, Dr. John H. Sklare
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Tuesday, April 16th 2013 at 1:34PM
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