dealing with a bipolar parent and having stress/anxiety personally?
i have been living with a bipolar parent for 15 years now and i need help. i suffer from mental issues of my own( i have stress/anxiety and depression) and i find it very hard to live in my home enviorment. i try talking to my nonbipolar parent, but they just side with their spouse out of pity. i have nobody to talk to about my issues and no matter what method i have tried to use to help the tension and problems, my parents always say that im in the wrong. and they always complain about how bad a kid i am when i am on the honour roll, i hyave many musical accomplishments, i don’t drink or smoke, and i do positive things. i just don’t understand how to deal with them(specifically my bipolar parent). i am not close at all to my bipolar parent and i know this may sound mean but i wish that she was normal. i am fed up with this behavior and all the crying and screaming and i am desperate to find answers, solutions. your answers will be greatly appreciated.
Living with a bipolar parent for 15 years would be too much for most of us.
You are old enough to stay with grandparents or an aunt some of the time, like on weekends; would your parents allow you that kindness?
Bipolar people are self absorbed and self-centered in the extreme; they have very little to give in the way of compliments, reassurance or praise. It’s very difficult for them to be consistent about anything-as you well know. That’s just the way it is.
You are a child any parent would love to have and your parents do love you. But they probably can not see past the bipolar disease, it traps people and affects everyone in the household.
Take part in as many activities as you can and learn to accept praise from teachers, friends, other family members (extended?) and instructors. Don’t let the negativity take you down. You may never get back up.
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