Children Of Bipolar Parents Community Group
This is a place where those of us who have Parents struggling with Bipolar.I have started this group because my Dad is very sick and I myself have so many questions and need support.So I figured I can't be the only one who is going through this tramatic time.Everyday I wake up hoping to hear the life and soul put back into my Father.It's been three months...
Hi, this is my first time participating in a support group. My dad was diagnosed with manic depressive type 2 bipolar disorder. He lives in another country but we usually text one or twice every two weeks. Right now he is going through a manic episode. He is texting me at 4 am his time, spending outrageous amounts of money, and swearing way more that usual. My parents are divorced and my younger brother doesn't realize what is going on. I'm only 16 and I'm having a difficult time navigating this situation. I try to talk to him whenever he calls but I keep the coversations short and I am trying to get in touch with my family that live near him so they can keep an eye on him. I'm just wondering if anyone has any advice regarding what else I should be doing. Thank you so much for reading this and any advice you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
It was confirmed by 3 different doctors so he’s always had it. I don’t know any differently.
but what you just described to me is exactly what I’ve gone thru and much worse. It’s tough to when your a girl and you just want a normal relationship with your dad but sometimes that’s just not the case. It sucks and it’s really tough but me being older I’ve spent a lot of time working thru it. At the end of the day all you will have to rely on is yourself. It makes you an extremely strong person. You become so strong and independent that in my opinion helps so much thru life. But we won’t have that ideal father daughter relationship. I’ve had to mourn the loss of knowing I’ll never have it. My dad used to be a horrible angry aggressive loud alcoholic. What I did to help him overcome that for a bit was I honestly cut him offf. I moved out and I just cut him off. He eventually came around n got better. He still drinks but he is much more controlled. I have a 7 month old daughter that he watches when I have to work and he does extremely well with her. I set the boundary with him that if I can’t trust him with her then we won’t be in his life. So if you set those healthy boundaries up for them it really helps as well. I know it’s so tough and I’m always here if you need someone to talk to! I hope this helped a little bit. I could go on forever haha xo