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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 140685" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Dara, I'll add my hugs to Sharon's.</p><p> </p><p>I know what it's like to feel overwhelmed. Within the span of a few months in 2005, my daughter was diagnosed with Mood Disorder and then my son with Bipolar Disorder (and the following summer my youngest ended up in the hospital with an eating disorder). My husband and I were stunned. We had no idea why it had happened and how we would handle it. You're right -- one diagnosis is enough to deal with, but two or more can send anyone over the edge.</p><p> </p><p>A few things helped me get through this dark period. First, I learned as much as I could about each condition so I could be a partner in my kids' care and do as much on the homefront as possible to help them. Second, I hired a babysitter so I could go out on occasion to replenish myself (college students studying to be nurses or Special Education teachers make good babysitters for difficult children). Third, we don't have family here, but if friends offered to cook a meal or drive one of my kids somewhere, I took them up on the offer (Is that a possibility for you? Or can you ask your mother in law for help?). Fourth, I found support here and on a listserv of parents with BiPolar (BP) children. I think you are very wise to start seeing a therapist next week.</p><p> </p><p>I'm not going to say all is rosy here, but how we live now feels "normal" (if there is such a thing). We have become accustomed to our family of three children with various flavors of mood disorders. We deal with what we have because there really is no other choice.</p><p> </p><p>Hang in there. We're here for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 140685, member: 2423"] Dara, I'll add my hugs to Sharon's. I know what it's like to feel overwhelmed. Within the span of a few months in 2005, my daughter was diagnosed with Mood Disorder and then my son with Bipolar Disorder (and the following summer my youngest ended up in the hospital with an eating disorder). My husband and I were stunned. We had no idea why it had happened and how we would handle it. You're right -- one diagnosis is enough to deal with, but two or more can send anyone over the edge. A few things helped me get through this dark period. First, I learned as much as I could about each condition so I could be a partner in my kids' care and do as much on the homefront as possible to help them. Second, I hired a babysitter so I could go out on occasion to replenish myself (college students studying to be nurses or Special Education teachers make good babysitters for difficult children). Third, we don't have family here, but if friends offered to cook a meal or drive one of my kids somewhere, I took them up on the offer (Is that a possibility for you? Or can you ask your mother in law for help?). Fourth, I found support here and on a listserv of parents with BiPolar (BP) children. I think you are very wise to start seeing a therapist next week. I'm not going to say all is rosy here, but how we live now feels "normal" (if there is such a thing). We have become accustomed to our family of three children with various flavors of mood disorders. We deal with what we have because there really is no other choice. Hang in there. We're here for you. [/QUOTE]
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