Bipolar Disorder Support Group

Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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tats69 06/05/2012

How many of you have them and how in the world do you deal with them???!!!

I have a 15yo that has to go to summer school, he back talks like no tomorrow.....already started therapy last week. Sheesh why didn't my mother warn me!!!!

He will be volunteering at the museum and going to summer school, I have made up my mind that that is what his life will be this summer....bummer for him huh??

tats69 06/05/2012

Yeppers they do need to be held accountable, I am a firm believer in that too!! You all had great things to remind me of and I appreciate it very much.

I just want him to grow up and be as balanced as he can be. I worry that his depression and anxiety are a bit more than the typical every day stuff, but I think therapy can help him find ways to deal with that, as I know I sound like the old broken record to him!

My teen years were the pits and that is a time that I would never wish to go back to, no doubts about that!

It all can be so very overwhelming at times when he is "acting up" and I am dealing with my own crap on top of it...having an "off" day, etc. And, well, today is one of THOSE days.

Thanks for all the support and input guys, appreciate it!

wiccanwolf1 06/05/2012

"" Yeppers they do need to be held accountable, I am a firm believer in that too!!"

Since when, I been telling you that for 16 months

BabyShelby 06/05/2012

((Tats))~~

Isn't it great that we have this handy resource for sharing, caring and helping??? Gosh .... I wish my mom had had some resources back in the day when she was screwing me up. :) You're a good mom!

tats69 06/05/2012

If you don't have anything nice to say to Wiccan, as usual around here....how does FUCK OFF sound to ya???

deleted_user 06/05/2012

I will pray for your soul. Teenagers are a living hell. I survived but need to get some recovery from my exteen.

Halterbroke 06/05/2012

My bf's teen son drives me UP THE WALL. I keep having to remind myself, "patience, he's a teenager hence he is dumb". It still causes rifts in the family though. *hugs*

deleted_user 06/05/2012

I remember when I was young I was like when I get old I will be a cool old person who still keeps up with everything that's cool and relates

All it's about is GenY being different than we were and we can't relate, and don't want to. I guess it was this way with our parents, and their parents towards them. GenY is like give me what I want or you get no love from me. But still they won't leave the house. Some may say it is because they are closer to their families than we were. I say they are close to their parent's money and shelter.

I'm going on my experience and opinion based on my stepkids when they were teens and how they are now in their early 20's

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