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Family's a joke

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Raj

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Wife and Mother in-law are mad I commuted self, due to Bipolar wife's chronic yelling. Said if I was around in five weeks when wife recovered from back surgery then commit myself. I begged for home care didn't get it. My two teenagers helped her, even damn mother in-law helped her. I still have pain from oldest son assaulting me years ago. wife booked me from seeking help, son faced no consequences. Family's a joke, I think if you have PTSD, you are hated! Gave up on my first toxic family. Thinking of giving up on second. So sad.

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For what it's worth, my family was so dysfunctional (as well as my spouse) he wouldn't have intervened... and didn't til I damn near died... so yeah it was a surprise for me that people with no vested or personal interest would actually give a damn.

It's a mixed bag to see the dysfunction and to know that they had nothing to assist with at all and that strangers actually cared more about whether or not I was still breathin'.
 
Raj, can you convince your family or at least your wife to participate in family counciling?

I can't speak knowledgeably about your situation, but managing PTSD and your wifes bipolar might need professional intervention. You both have unique issues and I wonder how much both of your conditions play off each other.

You love your wife and family, and you're hurt by their seemingly unbalanced support. Do they understand PTSD, do they understand how it affects you? I get the feeling they may be "taking sides"...
 
I just don't matter to them. To wife and mother in law, I'm just a man. Men should just get over whatever happened to them.
One kid supportive and frustrated with me. One tried to kill me. One has learning problems. It is fact I'm just here to do what needs to become, metal health isn't an issue to the majority.

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I understand, but... the strong emotions coming from them are probably based in their strong love for you. If they didnt love you, Im not so sure their responses would be so big...

You have to know that as much as your wifes illness is affecting the family, so is yours. PTSD makes us feel *very* alone. Are you really as alone as you feel? Can you safely express your feelings and what you need to your family? (Maybe better done in writing?)

You may find that how you're interpretting things aren't completely accurate to reality, and may be just a little distorted by PTSD. As an outsider, I couldnt possibly know. There are different sides to every story... where you see a lack of support may be frustration from a family member who isn't knowledgeable enough about PTSD to respond in a way that is appropriate to your illness. They may just love you and don't fully understand PTSD, so they want to change your behavior by "punishing" you for it because they don't know another way? Is that somehow accurate or maybe slightly possible?

Nobody is perfect and nobody is totally flawed. I suspect a great love for you from your family, and a great frustration with your illness based on their lack of understanding about PTSD. You are frustrated with your wifes Bipolar. I imagine the same is true for her about your PTSD.

But you are trying to help yourself and you deserve a lot of credit for it! You're brave enough to take the steps needed.

I think you are very loved in your family. I think you also love your family very much. I think an outside professional can only help this work better... even at the very least to educate everyone and help with how to handle conflict among you all...
 
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Is it normal for wife wanting me to wait five weeks for (my psych says im not great right now) mental health commitment, when she can go to er for her surgery recovery assistance? She is recovering very fast from discectomy, very expert surgeon.

Raj
 
Yes and was to yell at me four times an hour. Since I volunteer committed, instead of overdosing she seems tiny bit concerned about my stability. Before committed she would not stop yelling.

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Well she cares so thats a good sign. What's the reason she yells so much? Does her family communicate that way? Was she not heard as a kid or does she gets so angry she struggles to control it? Some people just yell out of habit because they've communicated that way for so long
 
She is Bipolar, and family was male chauvinist. Gets angry lot, as for me I. Sad she denied me health care after oldest so assaulted!ted me.

Raj
 
the strong emotions coming from them are probably based in their strong love for you. If they didnt love you, Im not so sure their responses would be so big...

I wouldn't go on that premise. For example yes indifference is the opposite of love, but rage or hatred are not loving either (by example). JMHO.
 
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