What is Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar disorder (previously known as manic depression) is a diagnostic category describing a class of mood disorders where the person experiences states or episodes of depression ...

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...to my hometown, to be with my pregnanat daughter.

Scenario. Daughter is having a tough time making ends meets. She is often broke and food-less by mid-month, so she flops at others places.The state/county is watching her like a hawk, and she has county workers in place already (former foster child-long story, tell sometime later...) If/when I get S.S.I., we can help each other. OR, will it turn into a fiasco if I can't deal with HER stress, and baby? I want to be HOME. I HATE where I have been living for the past seven years, place is dry of any type of social and bus services, and I just miss home so much I think it contributes to my isolation and depressin. Home, is full of good services, people I know, (if I haven't burned some of those bridges) and everything is familiar, and warm, not harsh and barren and uncaring like here.
Question: CAN you go home again? (P.S. daughter is begging me to stay, but my other half wants me here. I can't have both.
Posted on 10/28/09, 06:10 pm
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Reply #1 - 10/29/09  2:19pm
" you have a partner who wants you if you love your partner as strong as the pull is for better and to help your daughter if you love him truly love him, stay and find a way to help your daughter even if it means finding a larger place and have her move there, if her life is so chaotic a sedentry lifestyle sounds better for her anyway.

lf you don't love your partner then the move back to a town you enjoy will seem more tempting, be aware that if you decide on the move back home and sharing with an adult with issues it will impact on the life you hope to lead, from sharing bills to cooking food, to keeping the house clean and being a live in babysitter 24/7 all of these will be battles if she chooses not to listen to you.

You need to be strong and stable able to cope with no friends if those bridges have been burned and a troubled daughter under your roof in your home with a baby everyday. lf you know you can and you're not just reminising on a different you who could go out more, had friends and a better life...don't forget we change and bp changes us....if you have no love for your partner then you have leaving as an option, but please be sure the last thing you want is to eventually kick out your daughter and see your bp spiral out of control and end up with huge debts as returning back to your partner will never be an option, be as sure as you can be. "

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