Posted by holymama on February 12, 2004, at 10:00:45
In reply to Re: Bi-polar. Is there nothing I can do? » holymama, posted by Parisss on February 11, 2004, at 21:11:04
Dear Parisss,
I am so sorry to hear about your kids' struggles. It breaks my heart to hear it. I can imagine myself in your position some day. It's a shame that your daughter had a therapist who told her she is 'bipolar by example'. I have never heard of such a diagnosis. Therapists have such a strong influence on their patients -- they really need to be careful about what they say or they can easily cause someone more troubles. Though it sounds like your daughter is in denial about her responsiblity as well.
I'm glad to hear some positive feedback on my awareness of my daughter's potential for illness. I hate to sound like I am already diagnosing her in my mind, and I certainly am not a fan of doctors who diagnose and medicate young children unless there is a major problem. But I do feel like I am miles ahead of my own mother, who to this day agrees that she had no consciousness of my struggles or how to help me with them. She agrees that I have always had these problems as long as she can remember, and she didn't help me to deal with them. That is what I am trying to do for my daughter so that she never gets to the non-functioning point that I reached in my late 20s.
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