Bipolar in the Family – Bipolar Disorder: In Our Own Words | WebMD

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[mamamia_]

She is so lucky to have two great daughter. People around her who accepts her and willing to understand her.

[sminok]

This is inspirational. I hope it can go this way for my family.

[-lory]

Thank you for your courage in sharing, , , , what a wonderful family

[jannaaden]

She ex is lucky to have such understanding daughters

[allyjackson]

Im here because I'm trying to mend my relationship with my mom but she won't accept that she has a mental illness so it's a bit challenging. Me and my mom have the same thing and I'm the more self aware one I feel it's more like how she was raised. Super conservative very religious yeah. I'm glad I came here. Hopefully educating myself more can help. Oof

[sallybush]

Bipola Is tough..but I'm awesome...and damn proud...I love art, gardening poetry...and I'm one hell of a nanny sal...I'm bipola and bipola is me...I have amazing skills...and a world of knowledge...I love me...because that's what my grown up kids tell me and how proud they are of me...I'm owning that one

[gamz]

Being an only child w a bp mom and no father from the beginning has been so hard 35 years in. Thr sisters are very lucky❤

[tinamiller]

What a great story. Thank uou for sharing 🙏

[danamichelle]

I wish this was this way for our family. I am the mother of a bi polar adult child early 20s. Bi polar mania is super scary with our family member. Not just a bit sharp or off. But full on verbal attacks. It's quite frightening. We still love and support but the mania is terrible in our situation.

[nancyaugustin]

Does anybody with Bipolar disorder have stomach problems? I was diagnosed with Bipolar I and schizoaffective disorder and depression. My stomach hasnt been functioning normally since I was 17. I was told to follow the specific carbohydrate diet...no rice...no potatoes...no corn...no wheat or dairy. I have irritable bowel syndrome. Sometimes the diet works amd sometimes it doesnt.

[TonyCook]

How did she get past it? Or is she still dealing with it?

[virgodvolkenvaderland]

I saved a .303 Lee Enfield shell from when I was a child. I think that I might just use it. I will take my fathers rifle out of the closet and use it. I can't take this dog of a "mother" anymore. She drives me crazy. I wanted to kill her when I was 13 years old but I never did. I held the knife in my hand and stared into the abyss, weighing the consequences and contemplating the outcome just as I'm doing now. I can almost imagine it in my head and how I would explain to my neigbors that the loud popping sound was in fact not a rifle going off. How will my father react? How will I hide the truth? Will it be just as easy as "pulling the trigger"? Will I tell my sister? Will she understand and still love and care for me like she's my mom?