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.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Cerina and Raelynn didn't listen to me when I told them not to go to the deep end. I told the lifeguard that neither of them had passed the deep end test and she still let them go down anyway when I requested they not to. I can't punish them because one of the kids isn't mine But the other one is my step daughter and when I told my husband about the situation about Rae not listening to me, he's not going to punish her either. I feel abused. All I can say is it will be a long time before I take them all swimming again (for failure to listen to me) My daughter went swimming too and there was this older girl in the pool, and the lifeguard wouldn't let my daughter in the deep end....can't say that I blame the lifeguard because my daughter hasn't passed the test. Also the other girls ignored my daughter when I took them all to play with her and they spent most of the time in the deep end and not playing with my daughter....good thing is there was this other little girl there who played with my daughter for a bit so it wasn't as bad. I am still upset about the ordeal. How can I calm down? Any suggestions?
PS--since my mood regulator is broke due to manic depression....I am agitated about all this and don't know how to settle down.....the only med I have is geodon and I don't have any anti anxiety meds....my pdoc won't give them to me after I repeatedly ask for them.
Cerina and Raelynn didn't listen to me when I told them not to go to the deep end. I told the lifeguard that neither of them had passed the deep end test and she still let them go down anyway when I requested they not to. I can't punish them because one of the kids isn't mine But the other one is my step daughter and when I told my husband about the situation about Rae not listening to me, he's not going to punish her either. I feel abused. All I can say is it will be a long time before I take them all swimming again (for failure to listen to me) My daughter went swimming too and there was this older girl in the pool, and the lifeguard wouldn't let my daughter in the deep end....can't say that I blame the lifeguard because my daughter hasn't passed the test. Also the other girls ignored my daughter when I took them all to play with her and they spent most of the time in the deep end and not playing with my daughter....good thing is there was this other little girl there who played with my daughter for a bit so it wasn't as bad. I am still upset about the ordeal. How can I calm down? Any suggestions?
PS--since my mood regulator is broke due to manic depression....I am agitated about all this and don't know how to settle down.....the only med I have is geodon and I don't have any anti anxiety meds....my pdoc won't give them to me after I repeatedly ask for them.
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My 6mo twin DD's are EBF and just started rice cereal on the first. Everything has been going fine except this morning one of them had a diaper rash (lots of redness around her anus). I read this as one of the signs of an allergy. BUT I did just buy a different brand diaper yesterday (which they have used randomly before w/no issues). Do you think its the cereal or the diaper? Im ready to start...
One is a breathing exercise. If you breath in for 4 counts - through your mouth, then breath out for 4 counts - through your nose, this will relax you. Breathing out through your nose stimulates the vagal nerve and it has a calming affect.
Also, try to distract yourself. Is there anything around that you really enjoy doing? Knitting, crafts, crossword puzzles, etc.
What about lighting some candles that smell really good, and taking a nice warm or hot bath? Try taking a book in with you. Or I take my cigs into the bathroom with me and smoke in the tub.
I'm quitting smoking tonight at midnight!
The life guard was there, your daughter was happy swimming in the shallow end, your step daughter was happy in the deeper water.
they are kids and have forgotten about this already. You need to let it go.
It's probably time to make sure you step daughter gets her deep water certificate, she's obviously ready for it.
Take them swimming again. Next time you will handle it better. Why should your kids miss out on swimming because your anciety levels were too high.
Each time you take them swimming your anciety will get less.
Hope this doesn't make you angry. But this is something that happened to me a lot when I was a kid. You have to learn to deal with it not your kids.
Be brave.
MJ
MJ
good luck
mj