Family & Friends of Bipolar Support Group

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Are there member out their that struggle with the fact they put so much into surporting there family members and have the person run them down to everybody, can please advice me on how they cope in these situations.
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My X.. I give and give and give.. and i was never enough. i was nothing to but a selfish childish *B* a few other words..


but we had a big talk last night and he see's all i'd done for him...

its hard, but ya know what, you gotta let people, learn who you are without the words of others..

Each of us are our own abstract paintings. What i see in you may not be the same thing that someone else see's~

Don't let em bring ya down.. if your doing good, and your family see its, then smile and know that you are!

That one person who is trying to bring you down, could be just jealous' that they cant be more loving and supportive as you
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Thanks Hurtpoeto, and you are right in saying we all have our own abstract paintings- as l said in the post l am a like a presser cooker and in past l would sit as l am now until l cann`t take any more and then bang l would explode verbing, just looking for a healther way of dealing with such issue. Thanks again and so glad you and your X have spoke do hope you have come away feeling positve about things.
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Try to remember that the people he is running you down to probably realize he has a problem, and may take what he says about you with a grain of salt. Certainly those who know you must. And, it really doesnt matter what the people who dont know you think anyways!
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eventually the other ppl will begin to see the patterns... maybe some already do.
The ones that don't understand these things,...well it's unfortunate and you could maybe try opening up to them a little if they are important to you?
mostly i try and let it go... but i know that a lot of ppl can recognize my mothers illness and are weary of it.
i'm sorry your goin through this...it's so hard to deal with sometimes *hugz*
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