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<blockquote data-quote="Farmwife" data-source="post: 381717" data-attributes="member: 8617"><p>When I was at the height of my mania and was *ahem* "partying" a bit I fit 90% of that list of behaviors/symptoms. As soon as I hospitalized/stabilized I became much less *ahem* twisted.</p><p> </p><p>I quite literally looked up many diagnosis in the DSM and posed the question to my psychiatric that maybe I was a sociopath, I really was thinking it may be the case, I thought I was textbook for many many disorders. I was a very not nice person at the time. What they told me was that the deeper you get into your illness (BiPolar (BP) in my case) and the further away from stability you venture the more it is possible to display some behaviors from other disorders, crossover behaviors if you will. Or in my own words "the more spun out of control you get the more mixed up the illness gets."</p><p> </p><p>The true sign of BiPolar (BP) is the manic and then depressive states. You can mix in some "flair" or have extra labels tacked on but the up down, hot cold nature of it is the biggest sign. At the time I thought I was a socio I mixed in a lot of flair due to my immaturity and sadly, character flaws which in hindsight I have spent a lot of time trying to change. Now, today I am nothing like that list, nothing. I still live with BiPolar (BP) though. Everyones BiPolar (BP) presents in uniques ways, same goes for other diagnosis. I just happened to take my BiPolar (BP) to the extreme, I'm just that kind of person, never was well behaved.</p><p> </p><p>Ultimately, and in my opinion, labels are not incredibly useful. It does give one some clues and direction but it still comes down to:</p><p> </p><p>1.Is she willing to do the work it takes to accept her issues and grow/move on to be a better member of her family and society?</p><p>-and-</p><p>2.How much more are you willing to tolerate, what are your boundaries?</p><p> </p><p>As an adult she is the captain of her own fate. The medications that are used for various disorders are often times interchangable. Managing these types of conditions isn't an exact science. You try a little of this and then a little of that and see what works best. The common theme to recovering a normal life is a willing patient. Without that the rest is spinning your wheels.</p><p> </p><p>I had to make a miserable rock bottom crash landing before I woke up. Between 18 and 26 I was a MESS. I am amazed I didn't end up worse off because I made every possible bad decision there was. Then one day I got tired of rock bottom and made my first good decision. I had to get there on my own, no amount of family love would sink into my thick skull.</p><p> </p><p>It was an especiallly painful process for my family, something I still deeply regret and work on everyday. The medication that stabilized me was an antipsychotic, I was never psychotic though...</p><p> </p><p>I am chewing on the idea that I could have been misdiagnosed. That is an interesting concept brought up today in this thread. Still, I am who I am and the road to recovery was what it was. Six of this and half dozen of another. You know?<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/peaceful.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":peaceful:" title="peaceful :peaceful:" data-shortname=":peaceful:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Farmwife, post: 381717, member: 8617"] When I was at the height of my mania and was *ahem* "partying" a bit I fit 90% of that list of behaviors/symptoms. As soon as I hospitalized/stabilized I became much less *ahem* twisted. I quite literally looked up many diagnosis in the DSM and posed the question to my psychiatric that maybe I was a sociopath, I really was thinking it may be the case, I thought I was textbook for many many disorders. I was a very not nice person at the time. What they told me was that the deeper you get into your illness (BiPolar (BP) in my case) and the further away from stability you venture the more it is possible to display some behaviors from other disorders, crossover behaviors if you will. Or in my own words "the more spun out of control you get the more mixed up the illness gets." The true sign of BiPolar (BP) is the manic and then depressive states. You can mix in some "flair" or have extra labels tacked on but the up down, hot cold nature of it is the biggest sign. At the time I thought I was a socio I mixed in a lot of flair due to my immaturity and sadly, character flaws which in hindsight I have spent a lot of time trying to change. Now, today I am nothing like that list, nothing. I still live with BiPolar (BP) though. Everyones BiPolar (BP) presents in uniques ways, same goes for other diagnosis. I just happened to take my BiPolar (BP) to the extreme, I'm just that kind of person, never was well behaved. Ultimately, and in my opinion, labels are not incredibly useful. It does give one some clues and direction but it still comes down to: 1.Is she willing to do the work it takes to accept her issues and grow/move on to be a better member of her family and society? -and- 2.How much more are you willing to tolerate, what are your boundaries? As an adult she is the captain of her own fate. The medications that are used for various disorders are often times interchangable. Managing these types of conditions isn't an exact science. You try a little of this and then a little of that and see what works best. The common theme to recovering a normal life is a willing patient. Without that the rest is spinning your wheels. I had to make a miserable rock bottom crash landing before I woke up. Between 18 and 26 I was a MESS. I am amazed I didn't end up worse off because I made every possible bad decision there was. Then one day I got tired of rock bottom and made my first good decision. I had to get there on my own, no amount of family love would sink into my thick skull. It was an especiallly painful process for my family, something I still deeply regret and work on everyday. The medication that stabilized me was an antipsychotic, I was never psychotic though... I am chewing on the idea that I could have been misdiagnosed. That is an interesting concept brought up today in this thread. Still, I am who I am and the road to recovery was what it was. Six of this and half dozen of another. You know?:peaceful: [/QUOTE]
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