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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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How could this happen???

2kidmom
2kidmom
This happened recently, a BP girlfriend of mine that was married for 12 years, had 2 girls ages 5 and 12 just up and filed for a divorce, hubby moved out but they shared the kids, she stated in the home with boyfriend til the divorce was final. The day she was divorced her husband she married the boyfriend, died her hair, got real tan had a boob job. Spent all the money on the credit cards, the home equity etc.She trashed the home they owned took everything in it including the girls things, signed papers to give the kids to her husband and she took off to Oklahoma never to see the girls again. She never calls, never said goodbye before she left, nothing. It has been 3 months now since she moved. I cannot understand show she could just sign her kids off cut all ties and leave! Those poor girls, I am just horrified! Now mind you she was dx before the first child but stopped taking meds after the second, so off meds for what 6 years. She cut off hubby from sex for those 6 years, I guess it all went down hill after her not taking her meds. Can this happen to anyone that is unmedicated BP? I am just so freaked out by this, this post sort of cought my eye. I was so upset about this I had nightmares. Sorry for rambling!
deleted_user
deleted_user
people can get extremely unwell when off meds, I guess. & impulsive.
deleted_user
deleted_user
wow...I feel sorry for the girls too.

It is amazing what a beeper out of control and off medication can do
deleted_user
deleted_user
I think this can happen to any parent who makes that choice. I hate to group all people under one thing such as Bipolar. No knows what really goes on behind closed doors. I will bet the "perfect" looking parents are not. Some people truly should not have children some know it some don't but that is what makes all children who turn into adults different. We are all different and all vulunerable in one way or another whether or not there is a diagnosis. My personal thoughts.......
deleted_user
deleted_user
I would hate to tell you everything I have done with out psych medicines. I can only imagine what I would without them again. The parties, the sex parties, the spending sprees, the drinking, the drugs, the nice one minute and bitchy the other. It is a horrible time. The best thing you can do, I think, is to try and tell the girls how much their mommy loves them and that she is having a difficult time. There will come a time when she hits rock bottom and becomes medicated again. Then, she will realize what a horrible mistake she has made and will hopefully try and correct at least part of it.
CarlaBentley
CarlaBentley
Yes, it can happen and it does happen.
How sad -- no matter what the reason. Great damage is being done.
I hope things get better with time.
deleted_user
deleted_user
scary isn't it
deleted_user
deleted_user
And so I faithfully take my meds every single day...
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