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zoomer · 05-02-2009, 08:38 AM

Thanks for the replies! My poor kids saw me carted off to the hospital twice. They where young and hardly remember it,so they do not talk about it. I do try to avoid stressful situations,but with six kids it's hard LOL. I guess I have to work on forgiving myself. I have not really delt with being bi-polar. I go see a nurse practioner every 2 or 3 months that gives me scripts. She thinks I'm doing well other than that I don't really talk about my bi-polar excpet with my now husband who makes sure I talk my meds everyday so I do not have another attack. He is good about putting out my meds every morning so that i do not forget. If I was doing it my own, I'd probibly forget to take my meds everyday because I'm so busy. I go to school, work and take care of the kids half the time. My ex takes care of them too. I get them during the day and he takes care of them at night. I don't have the stress like I use to trying to be the perfect mom. My 23 year old son is bi-polar too except he does not want to take meds. We had to ask him to leave because his moods and attacks on us where too hard to handle. It was a hard thing to do and I still feel guilt,but he is a man now and has to figure out that following the DR. orders are essental in getting well. I saw so much of my mania in him when he was going through a manic faze and it triggered some of my symtoms. At anyrate I'm glad I do not have to put my children through any more of my crazyness,they deserve better.

05-02-2009, 08:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
zoomer Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: It's raining again! Posts: 2,495	Thanks for the replies! My poor kids saw me carted off to the hospital twice. They where young and hardly remember it,so they do not talk about it. I do try to avoid stressful situations,but with six kids it's hard LOL. I guess I have to work on forgiving myself. I have not really delt with being bi-polar. I go see a nurse practioner every 2 or 3 months that gives me scripts. She thinks I'm doing well other than that I don't really talk about my bi-polar excpet with my now husband who makes sure I talk my meds everyday so I do not have another attack. He is good about putting out my meds every morning so that i do not forget. If I was doing it my own, I'd probibly forget to take my meds everyday because I'm so busy. I go to school, work and take care of the kids half the time. My ex takes care of them too. I get them during the day and he takes care of them at night. I don't have the stress like I use to trying to be the perfect mom. My 23 year old son is bi-polar too except he does not want to take meds. We had to ask him to leave because his moods and attacks on us where too hard to handle. It was a hard thing to do and I still feel guilt,but he is a man now and has to figure out that following the DR. orders are essental in getting well. I saw so much of my mania in him when he was going through a manic faze and it triggered some of my symtoms. At anyrate I'm glad I do not have to put my children through any more of my crazyness,they deserve better.