Unfortunately I left several notebooks of ranting behind after the divorce. My impressions were at times so deep the paper gave way…torn in two. No diagnosis about my ex but I’m leaning to bipolar as well. Fits of anger and yelling when seconds ago it was quiet. I then received, “you know what you did!” That was when I asked what was wrong. You and I have more in common than perhaps we knew. At least we wrote…saving what sanity we had left.
Writing can be a saviour, it can also help others, as yours does. Thanks for sharing your journey. Each post shows your strength and determination to live a dignified life, no matter the circumstances. An inspiration.
Thanks, Charu. As you know, writing is a major part of my retirement plans. And I have learned that I need to be vulnerable and write about even the not so great part of my long marriage and care of Ron.
Unfortunately I left several notebooks of ranting behind after the divorce. My impressions were at times so deep the paper gave way…torn in two. No diagnosis about my ex but I’m leaning to bipolar as well. Fits of anger and yelling when seconds ago it was quiet. I then received, “you know what you did!” That was when I asked what was wrong. You and I have more in common than perhaps we knew. At least we wrote…saving what sanity we had left.
We will need to, literally, compare notes about the experience of living with a partner with bipolar.
Writing can be a saviour, it can also help others, as yours does. Thanks for sharing your journey. Each post shows your strength and determination to live a dignified life, no matter the circumstances. An inspiration.
Thanks, Charu. As you know, writing is a major part of my retirement plans. And I have learned that I need to be vulnerable and write about even the not so great part of my long marriage and care of Ron.