Collection courtesy of my wife who, over the last couple of years, has gifted me these for my birthday or at Christmas.
I’m looking forward to obtaining Nerva and then maybe getting my hands on some bad emperors!
I’m sorry you’re also in the situation you’re in, but I feel critical when a post is asking for help in a new relationship.
No offence but get out whilst you can! A lot of people here are in decades long situations and the casual monthly partners are probably the people that a lot of SOs have discarded us for.
Not to say you can’t be hurting but I have noticed a trend.
Last year my wife had an SSRI induced hypomanic episode; she was diagnosed as having Cyclothymia (sometimes called bipolar 3). She was prescribed Fluoxetine to treat her OCD.
She went through the typical actions of discarding me, meeting another guy and acting on her sexual impulses (although not actually having sex with anyone else).
We eventually reconciled and she returned much closer to her usual self after coming off the SSRI (fluoxetine).
My current issue is she is quite depressed and feels like she never really came back to her normal self. She is questioning our relationship and has strong impulses to sleep around (again, this hasn’t been acted on and she actually feels very depressed and suicidal from the turmoil and guilt).
I’m pretty certain she isn’t hypomanic again and also seems these feelings are not unknown for people that have gone through what she has. She says typical things like “I feel like something is missing” “I feel trapped” “I don’t know who I am anymore” - she is also easily frustrated but knows her irritability aimed at me is not actually due to me.
We have had some positive communication and she understands that this is a symptom of her bipolar but I want to ask if anyone has experienced this or has any advice for how I navigate this?
I have made it very clear that I am here for her and don’t judge her but I won’t stay or support her with any infidelity; she understands that this is a symptom and there is no excuse for acting out on the impulses.
TLDR: wife is 10 months after SSRI induced Cyclothymia induced hypomania and has never fully recovered. She “feels like something is missing” and has suicidal ideations based on her desire to sleep around. Has anyone experienced this and how should i navigate it?
I don’t want to break up.