Well first off I had my first visit with my doctor to get me on some meds.I’ve resently found out I have Bipolar 2. He’s got me on Sertraline for the depression. I take half a pill for 4 days and then a full one after that daily. He also gave me Divalproex for the "mood swings" He said not to take that unless i start feeling naughty lol. I had to laugh.
Even though I still don’t understand it all yet. But needless to say I’m on the right road. I’ve come here for some support and some thoughts on my situation. I’ve messed up my family pretty bad from my actions 3 months ago. I blew 700$ on junk instead of paying the bills and I left my fiance to have a relationship with a guy I met off the internet. These actions now make sense to me, and we’ve discusssed who, what, where, and why. But he’s told me that he won’t come back home until I’m emotionally stable. I truly do understand what I’ve done wrong, and I understand why he feels the way he does.
I know he doesn’t want to get hurt. But how can I get him to understand that I NEED him more than ever right now. I’ve lost my mother to gambling, and her depression. Nothing else matters but herself and her problems. I’ve lost my dad to drugs and drinking. He’s pretty much gone mentally from the abuse. I don’t know him number one, but even if i wanted to have a conversation with him I couldn’t. And lastly I live 30 mins from my nearest family memeber. Grandparents, aunts, and cousins. I really understand I can call them at any time. And they tell me that all the time. But the one and only person I NEED and WANT to help me get through this and understand it won’t come back home.
He says he’s here for me. That we are doing this together, but I feel so lost with out him here. I feel so distant from him. I need him here to have a shoulder to cry on, or to just break down. I broke down last night and I cried alone for hours. I kinda get the feeling that his friend and family are having some what a say in this too. They are not happy that he’s giving me a second chance. They don’t understand that I’m sick. Whether it’s depression, bipolar or both. They don’t understand that as much as it may seem crazy I wasn’t in the right state of mind when I choose the actions I did. It doesn’t exuse it no, but I need everyone to know that I was, and am fighting a sickness, and I need him to be with me. I don’t want to fight alone. I’ve kept my promises.
I’ve given my 150%. I’ve got my first therapy visit, and awaiting the second. I’ve been to the doctor and got my meds so I can fight this and become the person I used to be. I hope anyways. The person he fell in love with. I just don’t know how to get him to understand how much I truly need him to be here with me. How much him being here is going to help me. I don’t want to be pushy.
I want to give him his space he said he needed, but damn it I can’t do this by myself. I’ve sent him emails about information I found on bipolar relationships. I hope he reads it. I need to educate him and I need him to know that we CAN fight this. He doesn’t have to stay at his moms. If anything it’s only making it worse. It’s making the depression a lot worse. Any suggetions on how I can bring this up, or what to do?
On a side note… Anyone familar with these meds? I’ve never heard of either of them. I’m really worried about the insomnia side effect. If i take them around 6 or 7 am will that be enough time to be able to fall asleep at night? Or does that have an effect on sleeping at night too? Thank you so much for listening to me vent. It’s nice to get it off my chest.