Bipolar Disorder Support Group
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I just freaked out yelled an my kids went behind closed doors and just freaked!!!
Oh shit I feel like the worst mom. I hate this. My son 3 years old woke up in the worst tantrum anything i did would only piss him off more..Screaming at the top of his lungs for 45 minutes I had enough. Then my hubby is calling me to complain about his job as my 19 month old is taking out the plugs from the wall outlets (ya know the ones you put in so they dont electrocute themselves) as my 6 year old its yelling at me to put webkins on the computer for her and get her something to eat.
I hung up on hubby and yelled at the kids.....:( how horrible am I
They are all quiet now. My son stopped his tantrum when he realized I could scream louder...
crap.......
Oh shit I feel like the worst mom. I hate this. My son 3 years old woke up in the worst tantrum anything i did would only piss him off more..Screaming at the top of his lungs for 45 minutes I had enough. Then my hubby is calling me to complain about his job as my 19 month old is taking out the plugs from the wall outlets (ya know the ones you put in so they dont electrocute themselves) as my 6 year old its yelling at me to put webkins on the computer for her and get her something to eat.
I hung up on hubby and yelled at the kids.....:( how horrible am I
They are all quiet now. My son stopped his tantrum when he realized I could scream louder...
crap.......
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He works 6 days a week from 9am -11pm and I NEVER have a moment.
If I had the $ Id hire some help.
Now they are sitting watching a show.
Phew...that was a crazy moment
I am gonna see if there is something in my area!
OH MY GOD...I would be sooooo happy THANKS!! Ill let you know if I find anything
Second none of your children will suffer permant harm from your reactions and if handled constructively may even learn.
Third!!! Tell them that mommy needs a time out. Tell them the rules: ie the oldest keeps an eye on the youngest, and they all watch cartoons or play in a safe room ie a bedroom or something. I use a baby gate for my daughter in her door way (I can see it from my bed) and turn on her tv. Mommy then takes a time out which for me is 10 or 15 min in my bed in the dark with the tv on... if things are going well maybe a bit longer
Forth and the most important!!! When you are calm and they are more under control, tell them that their behavior may not of been 'right' ie screaming or demanding ect, but that is no reason for mommy to have a 'temper tantrum' (they understand what that is). Appologise for it and tell them that even mommies have to practice at good behavior.
When I take my daughter out of time out we always have these talks and I always make her appologise. Now if I get out of control she will actually start counting to 3 and then if she gets to 3 (often she does she counts fast) she says mommy your yelling go to time out. It reminds me that even my kids deserve to be corrected and disaplined by a calm mommy. Usually it ends up we both have 'quiet time apart' for a short time and come back in calm manners and both apologise.
I really hope my experiance and learned tool might help you find stucture in a chaotic enviroment
Also do you have to ability to have a mommies mental heath day and or time? For me this is a time where my daughter goes to daycare and I am able to focus on me or nothing at all. I was having a real depression and starting to crash even thought money is tight I sent my daughter to school an extra day this week because I didnt have my "ME" time. You might have to get creative or have to have smaller bits with hubbys help but if I dont get my time I suffer for it and then so does everyone else.
BIG HUGS
I have an idea for your mommy time. DO you know a teenager you would trust with your kids? or one in the neighborhood? For 3 kids I bet you could find a teenager even if only 12 or 13 to come over for an hour or 2 and watch the kids or play with them. When my daughter was little I seriously needed me time even in small doses but I didnt trust leaving her. I hired a girl that lived near me to come over after school even if only one day a week. She would watch my daughter and I would go to my room. I would take a bath and read my book or take a short nap or watch a tv show. just having the mental break even if not totally physical was sooooo important. Im sure you can find even just 10$ in the budget... maybe less snacks or ones that dont cost as much. One less nite out or a casserole instead of a steak/roast? Its amazing how if we set it in our minds we can find the spare change for even an hour. And your there incase there is a problem.
To be honest I have never looked.
My cousin called me last week and said "your ass need to call me when you are stressed to come and watch the kids" Have I NOPE, so I definatley think I am to blame to. I NEVER like to ask for help, never have!!! so all this is so new to me.
I think I am gonna call on a favor to someone so that even just to go food shopping with a peace of mind oh would be so nice. To have someone help me feed the kids or just play with the is like a vacation.
I just moved here to this part of NY last Aug so I dont know the "babysitters" yet but I heard about some
Think its time to make some calls too