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.
Do you have any good memories of your BP parent/s? Most of us know BP is partly genetic, partly enviornment. My father was/is a genius, has a mountain & a glacier in Antarctica named after him. He mapped the entire USA on foot, using trig. So we lived in every region, swamps, coastlines, mountains etc. My mother is "normal." Dad read bedtime stories, EA Poe! He always said we kids were brilliant, could do anything we wanted (Mom put the kibosh on those dreams, she was a realist to the point of being a downer sometimes). Dad could get so ebullient, we'd all be laughing & dancing & then out nowhere, FURIOUS & WHAM. He'd hit you hard. So altho' there was that bad aspect of growing up w/a (high achieving) BP parent, we had many adventures! I am sure that w/a "normal" parent, my childhood would've been boring.
Shelly4
Unfortunately, I cannot say I had good experiences with my father that was bipolar. He was very mean and angry all the time. But I knew he loved us dearly. The one thing I did learn is that I did not want to be like him with my kids. I am a different kind of person today because I have worked very hard to be through therapy and taking meds. He refused to do either and was in constant denial that anything was wrong.
deleted_user
My mother is BP. I know in my heart that mom did the best she could with the cards she was dealt. We are so close, we more like friends that mother/daughter. I guess I just have no idea what living with a non-BP parent would be like.
deleted_user
My father was bp and I was very close to him all my life until he passed in'95. The good memories outweigh the bad. His mood swings always effected me from early age. He was angry with everyone, but me and always made me feel loved and accepted, supported me in all areas of my life. I understood him--probably because I'm bp too. I also think that my mother is bp, but never dx. She is the opposite of my dad--mean and selfish. However my dad sought help when I was a teen and got meds, my mom never did. My dad's name was Art and I was his "Dolly".
deleted_user
My father beat my momm till she left
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Neither of my parents are BP.
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