boy that describes mine to perfection. My husband is irritated by everything I do and everything I say. Any little comments by me no matter how innocent turns into a confrontation. Most times I don’t even get a few words out and he starts talking over top of me. Quickly…
I irritated him from the moment I woke up.My walking, my talking, my breathing.Where he used to reach out for me in the middle of the night, he now hung to the side of the bed. I pushed him off the bed, snored, touched him.I moved to other bedroom.Putting dishes…
Yep I’m the medicated one , irritable and angry is an understatement… this may sound weird right but I’m really pleased you’re noticing it, we didn’t.. ended up in divorce.. show ur partner /wife / husband this .. try and talk it through.. you have a chance to save the…
Omg yes as I can relate sadly and its killing me. Its just torture .I tell him all the time how its the medication and he denies it😔.Done with life at this point”-Unmedicated spouse
Yes my husband couldn’t have conversation with me, he’d think I was nagging, hold his head like it was going to explode when I was just talking! We got to point of no conversation, if I walked in a room he walked out-Unmedicated Wife
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