Husband, please leave me (meltdowns)

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I suddenly have outbursts and verbally attack my husband and break stuff and stuff. After frivolous attempts to medicate it with bipolar meds, it is now clear I am having meltdowns. They told me I need to make a place to scream and cry... but I'm afraid I will attack husband again in the future, so I basically said please leave me. He says that he knew since it first happened it was something mental and not really me and that I'm a hell of a woman and he would never leave. He still wants me to have his kids!! !

What do I do? He's nuts.

I would keep him.
Sometimes a nut is exactly what you need.

I think NT understands "will you stand by me through all this?" rather than "I don't want you to suffer because of me".

But are you really 100% sure that separation is an inevitable necessity?
Your husband has made clear that he's ready to take on challenges like this. He isn't crazy, he loves you.
I can understand that you don't want to put him in danger of harm because you love him too...
I dunno what to say honestly, this is really sad. I hope you can make things work out well for you guys.

He seems to know what the risks are, and he's willing to take them. So why keep advising him to leave? It can be as hurtful to say that to somebody close as it is to hurl abuse at them in moments of weakness.

treat your life (lives - include your great husband) as an adventure to find best tools to manage/eliminate your condition;
meditation
exercise
meds
CBT, REBT
alternative
lots/little of sleep
lots/little of social
etc

explore!

If someone sees you at your absolute worst and still wants you, that person is a treasure. Keep them.

You CAN learn to see these things coming in time to get away and go melt down somewhere where no-one is going to get hurt.

If you can get them to understand that, when you're that completely wrecked, they HAVE to let you go/get the hell away from you until it's over.

It can be very hard to get someone who loves you and does not want you to be upset to understand that, sometimes, any attempt to comfort you is only going to make matters worse.

Ditto
But
CBT,

I think this is REALLY Important!
Cosmic Behavioural Therapy!
... sorry, that's what I did
I became a yogi, learnt to not want or be afraid

I think you and everybody should learn cognitive behavioural therapy
it's the new and fast tracked condensation of the 10,000 years of yogic history
stolen and unacknoledged


cognitive behaviour therapy

it used to happen a lot with me and still happens
i feel he should leave me
since i get those anger bursting phases

but the best solution is to just go out
and sit with some people and talk with them

it may just calm you down and distract your mind

I have meltdowns too and at times have hit people during them. Its terrible and leaves me so distressed afterwards on what happened as it is something I'd never do purposely. Best to try to learn what exactly triggers off your meltdowns and then try to avoid those situations. I ended in jail after a meltdown I couldn't help (hit a nurse at a hospital when I surrounded by people who were being very close to me, situation was overwhelming for me and I melted down suddenly, I wasn't even aware that was going to occur, just knew I was very very stressed... this is still going through the court system).

He is trying. You should try to.
It easy because your a female and men are more accepting when it comes to females with problems but when it comes to us we would prob be in jail if we did anything you did.

Give the guy a chance I would love to be your shoes with someone who is actually trying

Consider you and your husband going to separate (ASD specialized) behavioral therapists. You, to learn to learn to reduce the number and severity of the meltdowns and your husband, to learn how to communicate and what to do when he recognizes they are going to occur or occurring.

My husbands leaves the area as soon as he picks up on my having a meltdown and will immediately put my "meltdown" playlist on to reduce the time of it. I learned through therapy accidentally that Stevie Nicks' Silver Springs song has an odd calming effect on me. So, I made a playlist with the song repeated 15 times (because that covers the longest time for my meltdowns). I keep an ipod in my purse with me and we keep it on the house system for quick access.

He sounds like a keeper, don't run him off!