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Interview: Navigating His Bipolar Disorder in Our Marriage Part 1

John and Ann describe their marriage journey before and after he was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. Bipolar disorder is also referred to as manic-depressive disorder because it is characterized by extreme shifts in mood with highs and lows that impact a person's ability to function normally. An estimated 2.8 percent of the population has bipolar disorder. John describes his first psychotic episode with hallucinations and delusions. They share how the mental illness impacted their marriage and family. Their story shines light on the impact of mental illness on marriages and why they are twenty to eighty percent more likely to divorce.  #bipolarinmarriage #healthyrelationships #difficultmarriage

 

Mental Health Strong  https://mentalhealthstrong.com/

 

National Alliance on Mental Illness  (NAMI)  https://www.nami.org

 

Re|engage study for strengthening marriages. https://www.reengage.org/

 

"10 Lifesaving Principles for Women in Difficult Marriages" by Karla Downing https://a.co/d/eSSsUlQ

 

Karla Downing's classes  https://www.changemyrelationship.com/current-and-upcoming-classes/

 

 

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Are You Gaslighting Yourself?

Being gaslit is a horrible invalidating experience typically done by narcissists, abusers, and manipulators in toxic relationships. If you are a recipient of it, there is a question you need to answer: Are you gaslighting yourself? Many victims do because they get to a point where they stop believing in themselves. Watch this video to find out if you are gaslighting yourself and how to stop doing it. #gaslighting #invalidatingyourself #toxicrelationship

 

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An Expectation Is the Beginning of a Resentment

An expectation is the beginning of a resentment. Does that mean you can't have any expectations? Does it mean that people can get away with whatever they want and you can't set boundaries? Resentments can ruin a relationship. It is crucial that you set realistic expectations and let go of your unrealistic expectations. Find out how to do that by watching this video. #resentment #expectations #realisticexpectations #toxicrelationship

 

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Bargaining in Relationships

Difficult relationships have losses. The healthy way to process loss is to work through the grief process. One of those stages is bargaining. Bargaining in relationships occurs as part of the grief process but also occurs during conflict resolution. #bargaining #dysfunctionalrelationship #loss #griefprocess

 

 

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Therapy Goals for the Abuse Victim

This video provides a therapist or counselor with the basic goals that need to be followed to help a victim of abuse. It also helps the victims see what they need to work on to get strong enough to respond to the abuse to protect themselves. #abusevictim #victimgoals #toxicrelationshiprecovery #boundaries

 

 

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Confronting a Toxic vs a Healthy Person

Confronting a toxic vs a healthy person is a completely different experience. Dealing with issues in a toxic relationship is difficult and frustrating but dealing with issues in a healthy relationship is not necessarily easy but is much less frustrating. Healthy conflict resolution is only possible with two healthy people. Find out what the differences will be when confronting a toxic vs a healthy person by watching this video. #toxicrelationships #healthyrelationships #toxicperson #healthyconflictresolution #healthyperson

 

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Making You Irrelevant Is Emotional Manipulation

Making you irrelevant is emotional manipulation because it seeks to send you a message that you don't matter at all to get you to feel a certain way so you will behave a certain way. You need to know how emotional manipulators make you irrelevant and why they do it. Watch this video to find out. #emotionalmanipulation #dysfunctionalrelationship #toxicrelationship

 

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Manipulation Using Money

Manipulation using money is all too common in relationships and it gets even more difficult to manage when it is a family member. Watch this video to recognize the pitfalls of giving in to this manipulation and also learn how to resist giving in. #manipulation #manipulationtecniques #toxicrelationship 

 

 

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Silence Is a Boundary

https://youtu.be/w3dv2Le3Ea8Boundaries are necessary in all relationships but even more in toxic relationships with toxic people. There are many ways to set them and one of them is silence. It communicates specific and powerful things without words when it is used the right way. Watch this video to learn how to use silence as a boundary. #silence #boundary #toxicrelationships #toxicpe

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Living Congruently

Living congruently means that you are living in a way that reflects your values. Your relationships are healthy because you believe healthy relationships are important. You speak your truth. Your actions parallel your words. You feel good about yourself and your life. The opposite is living incongruently which feels bad because there is an internal conflict between what you believe and what you are doing, saying, and tolerating. Dysfunctional relationships feel incongruent because they conflict with what you know is right. Watch this video to learn about living congruently. #livingcongruently #dysfunctionalrelationship #healthyrelationships

 

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