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I am lost and do not know to do what???
My Lovely Wife who is so caring and affectionate with me is having mental disorder called Mania(Bi polare disorder).
When she is normal She is such a lovely wife.but my fate she already had 2 episodes of Mania during the last 2 Years.
I am getting her treated with doctors.
Now she has delivered our First BAby Boy last month.
After the delivery(Sicerien)she became very much depressed and keep on asking me not to Divorce Her even though I have never ever spoked to her in those ways.
Doctors say that she is having Post Natal Dipression.I do not know what I am going to do with my KID and Wife in this stage.
If anybody can guide me with solutions or suggestions I will be ever greatfull.

Wow! I was just in this same situation about 8 1/2 months ago. I have a beautiful son also! Congrats!
Now, I am on the other side of the table. I have the same diagnosis as your wife and also had a ceasarean delivery.
I also became VERY depressed! DO NOT under any circumstances allow them to put her on antidepressants! This will more than likely cause her to go manic! Not good with a baby around! This is what I was given for my post partum depression. I did not know at the time that I was bipolar, until they gave me an antidepressant. Now I have bipolar type III.

This is what you need to do for your wife:
**please understand that what she needs right now is company. She feels very alone and isolated.
**She is recovering from a major surgery, so this can make her feel even worse mentally and physically than if she would have had a normal delivery.
**If it was an emergency c-section (as mine was), she is probably very traumatized by the event. She may be feeling inadequate (which she probably won't tell you) because she wasn't able to have a natural birth. There is just something about not being able to deliver like a "real" woman that makes you feel like you don't measure up.
**I am sure you are doing a wonderful job! Get some help from friends and family. Even if it is just to come over so your wife can take a bath or a nap or to just visit. I remember that I felt so isolated and just longed for some adult conversation or just not to be alone.
**Find out as much as you can about her condition/diagnosis. The more you understand about bipolar disorder, the better you will feel about your family's future and you will know what lies ahead.
**Also, understand that she doesn't do the things she does to hurt you or your son; it is a part of her illness.
**Is she on a mood stablizer? I am taking Trileptal and it is working really well. It is a good choice since she is still of child bearing age and she doesn't have to go in for constant blood work if she is on Lithium.

I am also a nurse in a mental health center, so it was very difficult for me to admit that I am bipolar because of the stigma that surrounds mental illness. I see patients like your wife and me everyday! It does get better! ;)

I really wish you the best of luck! You are such a strong man to hang in there during the worst of it. Sometimes I wondered how on earth my husband put up with me! Hang in there; your family needs you!

Just try to be supportive since you already spoke with the doctor.

Be positive.

If you love her, you would always try your best. And NEVER, even for once second, go on the negative side.

Laugh things out and BELIEVE she is normal. Don't think about her condition in any bad way. If you truly think she is healthy and normal deep in your heart, then she is.

I promise you she will be fine and so will your family.

Take Care<3

And remember, positive things attract positive things.

=]

stand by her and try to take care of the baby as much as you can to help out. tell her that you think she is beautiful and that you love her as often as you can. she will get better and you will be just fine. just dont give up on her that is when things get crazy

Be supportive.

If you can get a health care professional, such as a midwife, to make home visits, to help you just until things start to settle down again.

Sounds like you are doing a wonderful job. Keep it up.

It sounds like she is just being needy and trying to keep you even though you can do better.
I once had a girlfriend that wanted to keep me around so she told me she was pregnant. I was stupid enough to believe her. Worst two months of my life.
So, just kick her to the curb. There's hotter fish in the sea.

be nice supportive and possitive
this could be treated...
but it takes a long time..

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