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Psychiatric Disorder? Hmmm.
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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 314355" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Nichole is diagnosed both borderline and bipolar. And the years when she was unstable were nitemarish.</p><p> </p><p>She could be sweet, loving and so darned kind one minute, the next she was going for your throat. No warning, just WHAM! Afterwards she would behave as if nothing had happened.</p><p> </p><p>We often thought she never felt remorse for her behavior, cuz she certainly didn't act like it most of the time. But talking with her when she was finally working her treatment program trying to get better.......she would sob with remorse over things long past even. </p><p> </p><p>In Nichole's words, not acting like she had regrets or remorse for her actions was like pretending they never happened, that nothing was wrong. When in fact she felt like she had control over absolutely nothing.</p><p> </p><p>It had become a defense mechanism sort of for behaviors/moods triggered by her disorders. Once family members started calling her on it.....pointing it out to her.....she learned to react differently. Because after so many years it had become automatic.</p><p> </p><p>We really worked hard on this because it was such an issue. A huge issue. We're a close knit family. And this was pulling Nichole away from everyone.</p><p> </p><p>I mean, c'mon. It's hard to have someone rip your head off with vicious and cruelty one second and then smile at you and ask you to do something for them. Or want to just plain act like nothing happened and be offended when your emotions are still in an uproar from it.</p><p> </p><p>Nichole is tons better. But every now and again she'll slip up...and if one of us are around, we still call her on it. And make her think thru better responses ect. lol<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":tongue:" title="tongue :tongue:" data-shortname=":tongue:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 314355, member: 84"] Nichole is diagnosed both borderline and bipolar. And the years when she was unstable were nitemarish. She could be sweet, loving and so darned kind one minute, the next she was going for your throat. No warning, just WHAM! Afterwards she would behave as if nothing had happened. We often thought she never felt remorse for her behavior, cuz she certainly didn't act like it most of the time. But talking with her when she was finally working her treatment program trying to get better.......she would sob with remorse over things long past even. In Nichole's words, not acting like she had regrets or remorse for her actions was like pretending they never happened, that nothing was wrong. When in fact she felt like she had control over absolutely nothing. It had become a defense mechanism sort of for behaviors/moods triggered by her disorders. Once family members started calling her on it.....pointing it out to her.....she learned to react differently. Because after so many years it had become automatic. We really worked hard on this because it was such an issue. A huge issue. We're a close knit family. And this was pulling Nichole away from everyone. I mean, c'mon. It's hard to have someone rip your head off with vicious and cruelty one second and then smile at you and ask you to do something for them. Or want to just plain act like nothing happened and be offended when your emotions are still in an uproar from it. Nichole is tons better. But every now and again she'll slip up...and if one of us are around, we still call her on it. And make her think thru better responses ect. lol:raspberry-tounge: [/QUOTE]
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