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Ease,
I am right where you are now. I used to post on the substance abuse forum and now I find myself here. My daughter was a drug addict and she is also bipolar. She has been clean and sober for 8 months. She is struggling with changes in bipolar meds. It has been extremely hard on me because she lives with me. It is actually hard on both of us because I am always putting my 2 cents in about her medication and what she should be doing and not doing. She on the other hand does not listen to me and does not want me to tell her what she should and shouldn't be doing with her medication and her life in general. It is bad for both of us to be living in the same house.
She has a friend who lets her stay at his house any time she wants to. He also runs a bike business from his home and he is teaching her a lot about bikes and even working on them. She really likes staying there because he doesn't nag her like I do. I am only tring to protect her and have her do what she should do to take care of her mental health. I swear she doesn't listen just because I want her to.
Today I took her to her friends house to stay a couple of days. I told her I would not call her and I would give her the space that she needs to figure herself out and what she is going to do about her meds. She said that is a good idea.....she said she would call me sometime. So, I am letting go for a few days. I also need the space from her. It is all so draining.
Teach made a lot of sense to me.
Just to let you know that I feel the same way that you do.
Hugs............Lo
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