Journal Entry for November 8, 2009
November 8, 2009 2:25pm
Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009
Back to work tonight after a few days off. It's always hard to go back to work after having several off. I think …
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About Me
bipolarinmygenes
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About Me
I'm a RN, I believe my mother is bipolar. I grew up knowing she was different, but did not know what exactly was wrong. I need help for her and encouragement for me.I have empathy for anyone with bipolar or has family/friends with it.
I'm a RN, I believe my mother is bipolar. I grew up knowing she was different, but did not know what exactly was wrong. I need help for her and encouragement for me.I have empathy for anyone with bipolar or has family/friends with it.
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Tennis, Cooking, Norway, Nutrition
Tennis, Cooking, Norway, Nutrition
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Journal Entry for November 3, 2009
November 3, 2009 2:45pm
Nov. 3, 2009
Wow, I've been at my new job for 8 months now. Things are more comfortable there now that I've been there for a while, …
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Death and Divorce
May 30, 2009 8:56pm
Saturday, May 30, 2009.
The past couple of days have been a whirlwind. I went to my dad's visitation on Thurs evening. It was not the …
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Hi from a fellow RN here in OKC!! Hmmmmmmmm....I have over 15 years experience with a few a**hole physicians in the ICU....... If they would not listen to me....I would do as ordered...then call them again 1 hr later with an update that the last order is not helping....be a patient advocate NO MATTER WHAT!! Your DON in the L&D unit should support you 100% as long as you give the pain medication 1 hr to take effect....and then call again....I have personally called MD's at 1 am, 2 am, 3 am, then finally at 4 am they knew if they wanted any sleep they should possibly give an alternative pain medication. Giant Hugs to you for working with new Moms and newborn infants!!!! Cindi
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I'm happy your job is going so well! Your right, that woman who complains is no one to even give the time of day to. There are just people like that, who have nothing better to do then complain and stir the pot, make trouble, gossip, and cause drama... we dont need any more of that in our lives then we have already had! You keep doing what makes you happy and what you need to do! I always wanted to work in a baby nursery!I;m sure its a lot of hard work, but wow.. Im sure its worth it! HUGS
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Here it is almost July...Hope you are doing okay.
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I am sorry for the loss of your father.
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Here is a Monday morning Hug.
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Close Family & Friends of Bipolar
I believe my mother is bipolar. I have other family members who are bipolar also. My maternal grandmother was actually institutionalized involuntarily for over 20 years in a state mental institution. This was way before I was born. My mother is involved with an abusive man who keeps telling her lies. He keeps telling my mom that my brother and I are trying to put her away like her mother was "put away". Now, my mother will not even consider seeing a doctor to get her mental health evaluated.
Close Healthy Eating
bipolarinmygenes hasn’t entered any details for this support group.Open Physical & Emotional Abuse
Abuse, what's that? If we don't acknowledge it then it doesn't exist, right? Apparently that's the mindset in my town. My mother is actually a victim of abuse. The problem is: she has to want the help. When her lover moves in isolating and deceiving her, why would she admit to it? Better still, why would the elder abuse agency in my town try to help? It's easier to deny it.
Treatments
- Music Working / Worked
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- Talking Working / Worked
Open Stress Management
Where to begin? I need help with stress management. I think there is so much these days to be stressed about: taking care of family/self, work, shopping, fitting in cooking, being a good mom/wife/daughter/Christian, everyday chores. Maybe there is too much to do in a day, too much stimulation. Sometimes I feel imobilized by stress.
Treatments
- Patience Too Soon to Tell
- Not quick enough
- Physical Exercise Working / Worked
Open Fitness Goals
I've went from couch potato to exercise enthusiast. I never thought that I could enjoy exercise so much. I've found the key is to pick something you enjoy. Tennis is it currently.
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- Aerobics Working / Worked
- Dancing Working / Worked
- Elliptical Trainer Working / Worked
- Weight Training Working / Worked
Open Breastfeeding
I am a WIC Nurse, CLC (Certified Lactation Councelor) and a member of the Loving Support Breastfeeding Task Force. I breastfed both of my girls. The first one for 10 months, the second for 22 months. I would do it over again in a heartbeat. Although my children are now 15 & 16 I want to support breastfeeding in any way possible.
Open Caring For Aging Parents
bipolarinmygenes hasn’t entered any details for this support group.Open Motherless Children
My mother is not dead, she is in an abusive relationship and her boyfriend has influenced her to the point that she is no longer talking to my brother or me. I am sad and miss her, but go back and forth between sadness and anger. I condem her for not being stronger and making family a priority. I have two children and would do anything for them. I just can't understand.
Open Food Addiction
What's to tell? I am addicted to food. I eat/overeat for all reasons, happy, sad, anxious, depressed, etc. I'm not sure how to stop.
Open Breakups & Divorce
My parents are divorced. Who'd think that a decision they made 30yrs ago would still have an impact on me?
