How does your significant other cope with your mental health problems??

[Zebadee]

i know exactly what you mean!!!!!!!!!

[petrof_skinsky]

That is a really good question. She says she loves me no matter where my brain is at, but I just can't understand how she puts up with all of my issues.

[FBI28]

My BF has a plate full when it comes to our relationship. Me and my son both have Bi-Polar and ADHD. Let's just focus on how my BF interacts with me and my Bi-Polar and ADHD. First of all he reminds me on a daily basis how much he loves me, because at times I feel like no one on this planet could love me I am such a mess. So he reminds me and shows me because he knows that I need to see something that proves he loves me. It's called our love language. I can tell him I love him and he knows it's true but for me it's more of a visual thing. I know he loves me when he makes me blueberry pancakes for breakfast and brings me breakfast in bed. Or when he takes care of our son so I can sleep late.That says "I love you" to me. And no matter how many times I yell "you don't love me" he says "yes I do".

When I have my manic episodes where I just wanna ping off the walls and not sleep for days, he steps back and helps me distract myself and he gives me things to do like crosswords, or he plays a board game with me. Most of the time he just steps outta the way and lets me scrub the walls.

On days when I am depressed and can't seem to get my butt outta bed in the morning, he gives me a gently nudge and gets up with me (even though he doesn't have to be up till 8) and packs my lunch and my back pack and gets me out the door and tells me "I am so proud of you baby for doing this for our family"

But most important he reminds me and our son to take our medicine every night. He comes to me at 6 o'clock everynight like clock work and says "Baby, did you take your meds" and I go and take them.

He's understanding and sensitive and I couldn't have asked for a better guy than the one I have.

I know that I have come on here and asked some questions and made my man seem like he was a monster. But there are great qualities to him as well. I guess after writing this I really realized how great i have it. My man loves me despite the fact i don't deserve him.