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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 618124" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>I agree with what others have said. I think the bottom line is you have to set boundaries around bad behavior regardless of where the behavior stems from. Even with mental illness, folks are responsible for their behavior and those around them do them no favor by allowing bad behavior.</p><p></p><p>If your son is taking his medications and trying to find ways to make his life as healthy as he can, that is a different story. However, if he is not medication compliant and often bi-polar folks refuse to take medications, then you have no choice but to protect yourself and set those strict boundaries and learn detachment. </p><p></p><p>I have bi-polar folks all over my family and each responded differently. My own daughter refuses to acknowledge any of her issues and I have virtually no relationship with her, nor does anyone else in the family. My sister got her Masters degree and is a thriving artist and she is bi-polar too.............my Dad, I believe was bi-polar, not diagnosed and spent much of his life raging, often acting unpredictable and did damage to his family...............<em>.different choices.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p>It's very important to take care of YOU. Check into NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, it's very helpful. They have great courses for parents. Read the article on detachment at the bottom of my post. Get yourself some counseling or professional help if that feels right to you. Keep posting. Sending you caring hugs........</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 618124, member: 13542"] I agree with what others have said. I think the bottom line is you have to set boundaries around bad behavior regardless of where the behavior stems from. Even with mental illness, folks are responsible for their behavior and those around them do them no favor by allowing bad behavior. If your son is taking his medications and trying to find ways to make his life as healthy as he can, that is a different story. However, if he is not medication compliant and often bi-polar folks refuse to take medications, then you have no choice but to protect yourself and set those strict boundaries and learn detachment. I have bi-polar folks all over my family and each responded differently. My own daughter refuses to acknowledge any of her issues and I have virtually no relationship with her, nor does anyone else in the family. My sister got her Masters degree and is a thriving artist and she is bi-polar too.............my Dad, I believe was bi-polar, not diagnosed and spent much of his life raging, often acting unpredictable and did damage to his family...............[I].different choices. [/I] It's very important to take care of YOU. Check into NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, it's very helpful. They have great courses for parents. Read the article on detachment at the bottom of my post. Get yourself some counseling or professional help if that feels right to you. Keep posting. Sending you caring hugs........ [/QUOTE]
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