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C-ptsd and husband who has bipolar

Emmamaybyte

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my husband and I have been arguing a lot past few months, because he keeps having angry outbursts out of nowhere. he is not medicated and bipolar. Yelling is one of my triggers,I never yell during any confrontation it makes me upset and panicky. I was in an abusive/emotionally abusive relationship for 5 years prior to my relationship with my husband. The yelling really sets me off I’ve explained this to him and he acts like he cares for a day and goes right back to doing it the next time we have a disagreement. I need help on what to do I’m not on any medication should I be? Any advice on this topic would be helpful. I don’t know what to do and have been really struggling lately.
 
I don’t think that people should necessarily medicate themselves because they cannot handle the behavior of another person.

Is your husband willing to seek out some kind of treatment for his bipolar disorder? It’s perfectly reasonable for you to say that in order to be in a relationship with him, he must be working on healing, and stabilization.
 
my husband and I have been arguing a lot past few months, because he keeps having angry outbursts out of nowhere. he is not medicated and bipolar. Yelling is one of my triggers,I never yell during any confrontation it makes me upset and panicky. I was in an abusive/emotionally abusive relationship for 5 years prior to my relationship with my husband. The yelling really sets me off I’ve explained this to him and he acts like he cares for a day and goes right back to doing it the next time we have a disagreement. I need help on what to do I’m not on any medication should I be? Any advice on this topic would be helpful. I don’t know what to do and have been really struggling lately.
I'm sorry to hear that you're going through this difficult time in your relationship. It's important to remember that you are not responsible for your husband's behaviour. Maybe have a conversation with him during a calm moment about how his behaviour is affecting you and your relationship. It's important for both of you to be heard and understood. Is he open to couples counselling? You describe typical PTSD behaviour. There is give and take living with PTSD, though the primary work must be done by the sufferer. A partners job is only to assist them in helping themselves. If they don't want to help themselves, then choices are made by yourself.
 
my husband and I have been arguing a lot past few months, because he keeps having angry outbursts out of nowhere. he is not medicated and bipolar. Yelling is one of my triggers,I never yell during any confrontation it makes me upset and panicky.
If he’s unmedicated bipolar? Then manic and depressive episodes are part and parcel of his disorder, and will be entirely out of his control; unlike PTSD where all of our symptoms can be learned to be managed.

Did something happen a few months ago, that changed what was a working dynamic between you two?
 
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