tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post7810759908572471084..comments2023-10-07T07:26:20.469-07:00Comments on Flux Capacitor: After All, You're My Wonderwall: Marriage and Bipolar DisorderMaggie Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699674732274478502noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-16700615677232046712010-06-04T04:59:26.839-07:002010-06-04T04:59:26.839-07:00I don't know how I missed this post but here I...I don't know how I missed this post but here I am late. This battle is a courageous one and I agree that honest telling is the only way. I suppose that you don't remember but I am a psychiatric social worker x30 years. This post moved me so much- it was so en pointe and perfect description of such a personal yet common experience. Thank you and your husband for this. I need a real story to share with my folks, with hope. Perhaps a book someday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-78451396410119199442010-06-01T13:30:26.490-07:002010-06-01T13:30:26.490-07:00It's a trick of the mind. This tricky some ca...It's a trick of the mind. This tricky some called seritonin. I only wish as a child surrounded by it, someone sat me down and explained why...........Chaos and lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05606234730558948147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-4102327535474093752010-05-30T20:13:17.322-07:002010-05-30T20:13:17.322-07:00I have a close relative who may or may not be bipo...I have a close relative who may or may not be bipolar. Her dr. is having trouble figuring out what exactly her diagnosis should be, but I think as she does that she is bipolar - the rapid cycling is so real for her. this is beautifully written. mental illness is still so misunderstood by people who's lives it has yet to touch.essbeseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05745117719761568320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-65356208028403515712010-05-30T17:19:32.521-07:002010-05-30T17:19:32.521-07:00this story, your words have a hold on me!! Thank y...this story, your words have a hold on me!! Thank you Thank you!Light and Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00023031705408675369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-90394175173471370552010-05-30T15:51:44.212-07:002010-05-30T15:51:44.212-07:00This is so huge that you are both willing to share...This is so huge that you are both willing to share this story and I know it's going to help so many people feel less alone by reading it. <br /><br />I struggled through crippling depression and I'm so grateful that more people are talking about it openly now, and there's not such a stigma surrounding mental illness anymore. <br /><br />xoxo.Allison the Meephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13187106256908781163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-57716985057518242262010-05-30T14:14:54.184-07:002010-05-30T14:14:54.184-07:00it's always heartbreaking when our own minds b...it's always heartbreaking when our own minds become our worst enemies. <br />i'm so grateful mr. curry is willing to open up about this.<br />i have a family friend recently diagnosed (although she is still in a bit of denial and thinks the doctors are poisoning her) but i'm working on listening and learning and helping the right way for her, not for me.<br />thank you so much for sharing this.kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862447137460152226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-41870858118803497172010-05-29T23:31:05.348-07:002010-05-29T23:31:05.348-07:00Wow, Maggie. Reading your blog makes me realize t...Wow, Maggie. Reading your blog makes me realize that I'm not the only one in the world with so many issues to try to deal with. I'm inspired by you to start my own blog about the things that I have been through, but I'm the type of person who doesn't like others to know too much about me and my problems. Would anyone even care, I ask myself. You and your family have so much courage. I hope someday that I can have that much courage as well. Take care.Traci W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11140417686121727329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-44206213471924318642010-05-29T20:56:44.157-07:002010-05-29T20:56:44.157-07:00Maggie I just think you are stunning. I am so res...Maggie I just think you are stunning. I am so respectful of this thing you both endured. The story is captivating and your honesty is painful and gripping and sad, and also your writing...gasp. I don't have the words. I could read on forever, learning and understanding.anymommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17870033179328734404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-34330435730881948072010-05-29T19:30:09.485-07:002010-05-29T19:30:09.485-07:00Thanks to both of you for writing about this. Bipo...Thanks to both of you for writing about this. Bipolar affects my family too and I think as more people talk about it, the stigma will decrease.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07022434817723918622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-62584702158232593712010-05-29T06:44:47.987-07:002010-05-29T06:44:47.987-07:00You have written this with such devastating honest...You have written this with such devastating honestly, and yet it still remains beautiful and calls for understanding. Even those who do not sympathize with a mental disorder will be forced to open their hearts and empathize with your story, as it is a harsh reminder that things are not always easy. The mind is a beautiful thing, but rarely allows complete control of it to be maintained.Meninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07240828725263718364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-82836885017168218192010-05-28T09:51:46.406-07:002010-05-28T09:51:46.406-07:00Thank you for climbing inside Mr. Curry's head...Thank you for climbing inside Mr. Curry's head too. I usually can't describe the color of the walls of my own mind-room, much less what the furniture looks like. I know that even though things are good now, my heart is going to break as you continue to tell this.redsneakzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03601491021519995930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-20235360941691455342010-05-27T11:39:45.734-07:002010-05-27T11:39:45.734-07:00Jesus Christ.
I had no idea. I had no idea that&#...Jesus Christ.<br /><br />I had no idea. I had no idea that's what it must be like. That is... I have long considered my burden to be a terrible one. But it is nothing compared to others'. My god, what strength the two of you must have.<br /><br />I see your marriage and your children in a completely different light - everything that looked so simple I can now see was fought for with blood and tears, and the roots are deep and strong.<br /><br />You both have my love and support.Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477498671080132176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-20888791520858336422010-05-27T09:13:56.092-07:002010-05-27T09:13:56.092-07:00This is so well-written, Maggie. How awful to have...This is so well-written, Maggie. How awful to have such a thing happen.<br /><br />Love you,<br /><br />SBSarcastic Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116577711704241625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-14583588728386588232010-05-27T06:08:31.370-07:002010-05-27T06:08:31.370-07:00As always, your honesty and willingness to share a...As always, your honesty and willingness to share astound me. You (and please extend this to Mr. Curry) are so very generous with your experiences, which I think can truly help people not only who experience this first hand but also help open the eyes of others'.<br /><br />Thank you.justmakingourwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01410133602131763514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-273257730529921302010-05-27T02:42:53.397-07:002010-05-27T02:42:53.397-07:00What a heartbreaking start to the story...What a heartbreaking start to the story...Mwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954216492730746581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-14466685523945460062010-05-26T23:08:23.224-07:002010-05-26T23:08:23.224-07:00I am heaving a big shaky sigh of ... I don't k...I am heaving a big shaky sigh of ... I don't know what... some kind of release. Thanks for sharing this most personal of stories.mosey (kim)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14990626697257089908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-7829873990701677142010-05-26T20:24:40.716-07:002010-05-26T20:24:40.716-07:00I am glad you're writing about this. This sub...I am glad you're writing about this. This subject has gotten so much more exposure than before, but there is so much to be done to blog apart the stigma and the misunderstanding. I will be following with great interest!<br /><br />Kudos to both of you for being willing to put it out there.Jason, as himselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630210317307544165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-9021796368247633712010-05-26T20:00:35.802-07:002010-05-26T20:00:35.802-07:00I am speechless.
But listening.
Your husband is in...I am speechless.<br />But listening.<br />Your husband is incredible to allow healing for others this way.<br /><br />I am familiar with the damage that mental illness can cause.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924061349390319473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-49394520875846736732010-05-26T15:59:34.201-07:002010-05-26T15:59:34.201-07:00your words suck me under, as always. (i thought i ...your words suck me under, as always. (i thought i would skim...but that is impossible to do with your writing, maggie). i feel swallowed by the emotions.Lemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15738195367703732371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-50747515106024668702010-05-26T13:08:49.834-07:002010-05-26T13:08:49.834-07:00Wow. I wish I had something more profound to say....Wow. I wish I had something more profound to say.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17819453571479984739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-20411946012827635922010-05-26T11:03:29.818-07:002010-05-26T11:03:29.818-07:00Where to begin?
You know I know...
I wrestle daily...Where to begin?<br />You know I know...<br />I wrestle daily with what this means for our daughter. The boys are OK I think... but I see it in her.<br /><br />It scares the hell out of me<br /><br />Thank youmichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09861251743062824891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-34130977438564994312010-05-26T10:42:26.943-07:002010-05-26T10:42:26.943-07:00Thank you so much for this. My husband is bipolar....Thank you so much for this. My husband is bipolar. I have been there from the depths of full fledged mania (visiting him in the hospital twice a day only days after discovering I was pregnant with our son was a very heart and gut wrenching time) to more promising days. I didn't know he was bipolar for a good year after we started dating. And he's an amazing man, father, husband. I hate that the person I love so much has to deal with so much stigma, sometimes the worst of it coming from family members. We save each other (he pulls me out of my bouts of depression when I can't do it myself). I'm glad to see somebody speaking so honestly about it. It is extremely inspiring.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13808888025816733460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-82133191864974708152010-05-26T09:31:16.424-07:002010-05-26T09:31:16.424-07:00Yes, we're all listening. I love that you'...Yes, we're all listening. I love that you're both so brave as to share this. Know that you're sharing it into open arms, always.ruthpclarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11605541360880665779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-81737697139154424892010-05-26T09:30:10.796-07:002010-05-26T09:30:10.796-07:00This feels all too familiar. Thank you for being ...This feels all too familiar. Thank you for being so honest, and thank your husband as well.Steph(anie)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01345590378662641435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-49528213519488314202010-05-26T08:56:46.679-07:002010-05-26T08:56:46.679-07:00Oh, Maggie, such sharp-edged honesty here. I appla...Oh, Maggie, such sharp-edged honesty here. I applaud you! In the first year of my second marriage ( I was a widow), during the course of a single week, both my new husband and my son were diagnosed bi-polar. It's been a part of my life forever it seems (a sister is bi-polar) and I've made it my life's mission to educate everyone I know about the truth of it, the fact that it is an illness and not an "attitude" that someone can change, much like a change in attitude won't cure, say, breast cancer. (Except, of course, to agree to take meds.) My husband's doctor recently told us that there is increasing evidence that it is an auto-immune disease.<br /><br />Again, I applaud you, thank you. Bless you.T. https://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.com