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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 330843" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Thanks Lisa. You know I've always been met with strong resistance when trying to explain or help her understand her diagnosis. Maybe now would be a good time to give her something to read. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Of course, it has to be just the right tone and level of information for her to process. In the past, she's always been hyper senstive to feeling like we were telling her 'there is something wrong with you' and I don't want to open up that can of worms - shivers down my spine. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Instead I would just like it to be informational in a 'lots of people deal with this issue' sort of way. <strong>Any suggestions? </strong></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">I mean, she definitely has BiPolar (BP), but as she's gotten older, the signs of an oncoming cycle are more clear [to us] but I think for her it's confusing. And also, when she's cycling, it seems that either we're less inclined to react or she gets over it faster or it's simply less sever - or - maybe all three. I think that by the time she was truly diagnosed with actual BiPolar (BP) she had lost her patience with the medications and was beginning to drink and use pot as a form of self medicating, which made it difficult for the medications to work properly so it became a big mess. Her impression of medications is not a good one so she's hesitant to try them again. Her Dr has suggested it several times in the past year, but difficult child always says no.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">And on top of the BiPolar (BP), her hormones really do effect her A LOT so that is another consideration. Rather than just drop something in her lap, I'd like to be able to find something that is easy to understand and perhaps will provoke her enough to ask questions, like Nichole did. I will try and find something that is suitable for her to review. Thanks for mentioning it.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 330843, member: 2211"] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]Thanks Lisa. You know I've always been met with strong resistance when trying to explain or help her understand her diagnosis. Maybe now would be a good time to give her something to read. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]Of course, it has to be just the right tone and level of information for her to process. In the past, she's always been hyper senstive to feeling like we were telling her 'there is something wrong with you' and I don't want to open up that can of worms - shivers down my spine. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]Instead I would just like it to be informational in a 'lots of people deal with this issue' sort of way. [B]Any suggestions? [/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]I mean, she definitely has BiPolar (BP), but as she's gotten older, the signs of an oncoming cycle are more clear [to us] but I think for her it's confusing. And also, when she's cycling, it seems that either we're less inclined to react or she gets over it faster or it's simply less sever - or - maybe all three. I think that by the time she was truly diagnosed with actual BiPolar (BP) she had lost her patience with the medications and was beginning to drink and use pot as a form of self medicating, which made it difficult for the medications to work properly so it became a big mess. Her impression of medications is not a good one so she's hesitant to try them again. Her Dr has suggested it several times in the past year, but difficult child always says no.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]And on top of the BiPolar (BP), her hormones really do effect her A LOT so that is another consideration. Rather than just drop something in her lap, I'd like to be able to find something that is easy to understand and perhaps will provoke her enough to ask questions, like Nichole did. I will try and find something that is suitable for her to review. Thanks for mentioning it.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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