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Can people with bipolar disorder and other mental issues can they control their actions?
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<blockquote data-quote="Nomad" data-source="post: 670826" data-attributes="member: 4152"><p>The writing example is good.</p><p></p><p>It does give me pause (and joy and relief) that our daughter makes the choice to consistently take her medication. She seems to do it automatically. She made a choice to do it because she recognizes that she needs sleep. She doesn't like it when she doesn't sleep.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps she doesn't recognize it when she makes horrible decisions. Doesn't learn from mistakes. Makes the same mistakes repeatedly. Usually makes better choices with a therapist. doesn't seem to make good choices in these arenas. </p><p></p><p>I do "get" it / understand the idea of repeatedly lifting the heavy weight several times all day long.</p><p>There might very well be only so much she can do logically in the course of a day and then it's as if she fatigues. Energy, for me is a key word. It's as if there is nothing left in terms of mental health sometimes...often times.</p><p></p><p>It is a hard question. Sometimes it makes me sad to think a person might not have control.</p><p></p><p>But, in the case of the doctor I mentioned above, she clearly has done everything she knows how to do to be well and although not ideal, it has paid off.</p><p></p><p>Still working on this...maybe I always will.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nomad, post: 670826, member: 4152"] The writing example is good. It does give me pause (and joy and relief) that our daughter makes the choice to consistently take her medication. She seems to do it automatically. She made a choice to do it because she recognizes that she needs sleep. She doesn't like it when she doesn't sleep. Perhaps she doesn't recognize it when she makes horrible decisions. Doesn't learn from mistakes. Makes the same mistakes repeatedly. Usually makes better choices with a therapist. doesn't seem to make good choices in these arenas. I do "get" it / understand the idea of repeatedly lifting the heavy weight several times all day long. There might very well be only so much she can do logically in the course of a day and then it's as if she fatigues. Energy, for me is a key word. It's as if there is nothing left in terms of mental health sometimes...often times. It is a hard question. Sometimes it makes me sad to think a person might not have control. But, in the case of the doctor I mentioned above, she clearly has done everything she knows how to do to be well and although not ideal, it has paid off. Still working on this...maybe I always will. [/QUOTE]
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