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Hemidakota · #61 (**permalink**) 10-09-2008, 02:36 PM

Some articles concerning this problem that may give aid and information:

Easing the Burdens of Mental Illness
in Ensign Oct. 2001 by Dawn and Jay Fox
...include, among others, major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and anxiety disorders ... with obsessive-compulsive disorder, 9 with bipolar disorder, 25 with agoraphobia (fear of ... interferes with daily life. Mood Disorders Bipolar Disorder: A disorder, also known as manic...

Why Is My Wife (Or Husband) Depressed?
in Ensign Mar. 1990 by David G. Weight
... suffer from depression or mood swings? Bipolar depression, in which people experience ... spouse experiences extreme mood swings (bipolar depression), medical treatment should be...

Mental Illness: In Search of Understanding and Hope
in Ensign Feb. 1989 by Jan Underwood Pinborough
...Another serious form is manic-depression or bipolar disorder. The person with this illness ... affective disorders (including depression and bipolar- or manic-depression)--4 percent * Anxiety...

Hope through the Atonement of Jesus Christ
in Conference Report, October 1998 by Neal A. Maxwell
...never mind that the world will become more bipolar as between those who are secular and permissive...

Hope through the Atonement of Jesus Christ
in Ensign Nov. 1998 by Neal A. Maxwell
...never mind that the world will become more bipolar as between those who are secular and permissive...

Raising a Child with a Disability
in Ensign Oct. 2004 by Marleen S. Williams
...deficit disorder, intellectual impairment, bipolar mood disorder, or schizophrenia. The child...

The Crucibles of Eternal Identity
in BYU Speeches 1999 by Sally H. Barlow - 8 June 1999
...have wrought havoc in our lives such as bipolar disorder, or from the exercise of someone...

News of the Church
in Ensign Sept. 1998
... struggle. I was finally diagnosed with bipolar disorder and multiple personality disorder...

Light in Darkness
in Ensign June 1998
... episode of an affective disorder named bipolar, frequently called manic depression. During...

Latter-day Saint Voices
in Ensign Sept. 2004
...struggle with seizures, mental retardation, bipolar disorder, and congenital heart disease....

secretsister · #62 (**permalink**) 10-10-2008, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Hemidakota

Do you think your husband is bi-polar?

Yes, that or some other mood disorder. I only know this is not about normal marital disagreements.

Today, we went for a walk before he went to work. He was kind, caring, concerned about my opinions, etc. He's a completely different person when he gets "moody." He even gets mean to the dog, which is one sign I see that warns me the blow up is coming.

secretsister · #63 (**permalink**) 10-10-2008, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Hemidakota

At this point, going to a marriage counciling session will not solve what is causing the problem. Coming from experience.

I understand that. My hope is that a professional counselor could see him and discuss the real issues with him. Perhaps, in time, he would agree that he has a chemical imbalance and seek help for it. Coming from me, he will not hear it.

Hemidakota, I can't thank you enough for the articles you just posted. I will read them all. Thank you, thank you!

Secretsister

Hemidakota · #64 (**permalink**) 10-10-2008, 09:32 AM

The reason why I personally think he is bi-polar, I have experience it in our own family and church members with the same trends on what your husband currently exhibiting. Ask your Bishop for a LDS psychiatrist.

You will find there are bi-polar brothers and sisters can be the nicest, gentle, caring individuals once it is under controlled.