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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I'm Not Broken

jennypenny6000
jennypenny6000

I'm so sick of my parents constantly analyzing my symptoms and behaviors. I'm not even a person to them anymore, I'm just a disorder. I'm just something to fixed. There's nothing "wrong with me". I am more than just my mental issues. I am a talented violinist. I am varsity cheerleader. I am a good friend and daughter. I am someone with a future that involves so much more than mental hurdles. No one should be defined by their illness. I am not broken and I will no longer believe those who tell me otherwise. 

arfie
arfie
Way to self-advocate, Jenny! Tell it like it is!!! BP is something we live with. It is NOT what we are.

I am behind you 100%. Self-certified and self-appointed analysts can be downright destructive. Among my many repartee's I use for dispatching them is, "Please let me trust the therapy program I am already working. Feel free to leave your resume if you would like to be considered for any future openings."
Community Leaderacuriousfish
acuriousfish
Sometimes it helps to try to understand where your parents are from - it sounds to me as if they are flip flopping between there is nothing wrong with you and everything you do is driven by bipolar.

There's often a certain amount of denial. No parent wants to accept their child has a mental illness or "disabled". There's the guilt, was it their "bad genes" they passed on. Was there something they did wrong in parenting?

And then they flip to being over protective parents, hyper vigilant, seeing everything you do as being due to bipolar and something they need to try and fix.
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
I'm guessing that you still live at home ? Or not ?....I think independence does help with some of this for sure or at least it did with me... they didn't see me all of the time and we were living our own lives
I agree that it is good to,advocate,for yourself
At the same time though I were try and listen to what their concerns are and whether or not there is any validity to them...big hug...xo
MoobbusT
MoobbusT
I think you are right to challenge your parents perspective but historically I have found parents to be quite poor at listening to their children in these sorts of circumstances. They just think they know best!
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