My sympathy

My sympathy goes out to all those people who have married and divorced their bi-polar spouses. Divorce does not always solve the problems - some bi-polar ex spouses still try to control their ex-spouses and the  children, and even blame them for the breakdown of the marriage, not appreciating the strain they have put them under often for many years. Until one has been married to a bi-polar spouse one cannot appreciate the strain of always trying to anticipate and live with the highs and lows of their moods, until they feel themselves being dragged down into the depths of despair..
They are often so wrapped up in themselves they cannot see the pain they have caused and still are causing. Some believe they are the only ones who should be in control and that their ex-spouses have no say, even going so far as to take the children's against the wishes of the court. In their minds they are justified in doing this because, of course, they believe they are always right and their ex spouses wrong.
Sometimes it feels as if they have no conscience about their behaviour.