tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post2933359892728463036..comments2024-03-28T10:50:39.476-04:00Comments on Runs for Cookies: How My Bipolar Diagnosis Affected My MarriageUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-63160120713201015322017-10-01T11:49:24.457-04:002017-10-01T11:49:24.457-04:00I am so glad that you have each other's suppor...I am so glad that you have each other's support, and that you talk to each other. My husband suffers from depression, and sometimes it's very hard to deal with it. However, I try to remind myself that however bad I feel, he must feel a million times worse. I wrote a blog post about my experience of it - if you're interested, it's https://jenniferlucieruns.wordpress.com/2017/04/21/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10652837699588807734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-45992352695254229272017-09-25T20:34:34.347-04:002017-09-25T20:34:34.347-04:00So much of this sounds similar to my marriage. I s...So much of this sounds similar to my marriage. I struggle with anxiety, which comes and goes, and my husband does the same thing. Sometimes it's as if he lives solely to make me happy and to take care of me, so I know how you feel with the guilt. Sometimes I need extra help to get through a tough time and when I don't, I bet he goes through what Jerry has been going through (in feeling Goal of Losinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02179789107792877804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-12817527590787053672017-09-23T08:31:39.120-04:002017-09-23T08:31:39.120-04:00I love to see how you and Jerry grow together, and...I love to see how you and Jerry grow together, and I think your honesty is so valuable. Thanks for sharing your life the way you do. Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08577987845741959339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-72951633442079223682017-09-20T15:57:13.704-04:002017-09-20T15:57:13.704-04:00Thanks again for being Real!! You two are definite...Thanks again for being Real!! You two are definitely in it for the long haul :Djenlarsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491222753872971429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-3440878441908460952017-09-20T13:42:01.805-04:002017-09-20T13:42:01.805-04:00Thank you for sharing. A lot of what you said real...Thank you for sharing. A lot of what you said really hit close to home for me. My boyfriend of 12 years and I have gone through these issues; him worrying about me when he's at work and I'm alone, him rushing home after work and missing opportunities to do things on his own, us spending all of our free time together, even when we don't really enjoy ourselves... Many times the strain Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12889491896280438494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-80372089958967314052017-09-20T04:19:30.993-04:002017-09-20T04:19:30.993-04:00Thank you so much for sharing that. The advice you...Thank you so much for sharing that. The advice you had given me in th past privately hS been amazing mind you on how to be supportive for my husband. I would personally love it if Jerry wrote a post about it as well!Kel O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08942483666280869002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-16295050136742214722017-09-19T18:20:52.187-04:002017-09-19T18:20:52.187-04:00This is a wonderful post. I have tears in my eyes...This is a wonderful post. I have tears in my eyes right now...And--I was just going to request that Jerry write a guest post, again. I remember his other one and it was great. <br /><br />I wish you both much happiness. You two deserve it.<br /><br />Tina S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04867993962328043326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-60837852080916713162017-09-19T13:28:45.367-04:002017-09-19T13:28:45.367-04:00As the spouse of a person with mental illness, ple...As the spouse of a person with mental illness, please believe your husband when he says you weren't a burden and try to let go of the guilt. If the situation were reversed and you were "taking care" of him, would you feel this was a burden to you? On some level yes, but mostly you would probably just assume taking care of your spouse comes along with marriage, that it's what guesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11552449337170297168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-80013097739945047742017-09-19T13:14:35.692-04:002017-09-19T13:14:35.692-04:00I think this is wonderful, and I'm happy for y...I think this is wonderful, and I'm happy for you. I think, though, and I hope this will come with time, that you need to lose the guilt. It doesn't serve either of you. I say this as the queen of guilt, so do what I say, not what I do, but you both know what you have, and that is what is important. hi_missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08581784079472564938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-81875803559808386522017-09-19T13:01:57.180-04:002017-09-19T13:01:57.180-04:00I just wanted to say how much I love your love! M...I just wanted to say how much I love your love! Most certainly inspirational!! Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17031920552246289913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-74640950065388007482017-09-19T11:31:39.635-04:002017-09-19T11:31:39.635-04:00I love your therapist's suggestion about you e...I love your therapist's suggestion about you each doing your own thing most of the time and then when you're together, really being together. <br /><br />I think it's important to have that kind of balance -- and to take the stress or pressure away that sometimes comes when you feel like you should be entertaining one another.PointFiveKoreanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16996926972036922990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-67307373256755600562017-09-19T10:10:36.416-04:002017-09-19T10:10:36.416-04:00My question: Looking back, what would you (Jerry)...My question: Looking back, what would you (Jerry) do differently (in the years prior to the bipolar diagnosis)?Pastor Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119037987477335915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-79336284595564018482017-09-19T08:24:17.916-04:002017-09-19T08:24:17.916-04:00You guys are truly an inspiration and an image of ...You guys are truly an inspiration and an image of what marriage really is. <3Kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14089744836066377107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-71377489229603623362017-09-19T08:17:22.271-04:002017-09-19T08:17:22.271-04:00Good for you two for always sticking by each other...Good for you two for always sticking by each other, supporting each other and loving each other. It's great to see a couple stay together and work through the tough times and not just give up on each other.Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06643090909240280647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-60267025408814371752017-09-18T23:44:38.317-04:002017-09-18T23:44:38.317-04:00Thanks for sharing this.
I wish more people would ...Thanks for sharing this.<br />I wish more people would be open so stigma would start to reduce and others would not feel alone or that mental health issues are a thing to hide.Lost My Mittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483012681772427333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-54889014928877049382017-09-18T21:48:05.522-04:002017-09-18T21:48:05.522-04:00So many couples refuse to talk, seek counseling, e...So many couples refuse to talk, seek counseling, etc while you two have made the effort to continue to grow. Im grateful to know and love both of you. #blunt #bugginNOURNMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298179465620879546noreply@blogger.com