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<blockquote data-quote="Chloesmom" data-source="post: 762506" data-attributes="member: 29632"><p>This is my first time posting a thread. My 21 yr old daughter has bipolar disorder and it’s been such a struggle. </p><p>She moved out last December, was depressed then manic, was hospitalized, got the mania under control but she still made bad choices that got her evicted. </p><p>We haven’t allowed her to move back home and she hasn’t wanted to because she was been in more of an up swing (mood wise) until now.</p><p> Now she’s finally in a low mood and is like a different person. It’s breaking my heart not to let her come back home. She is now scared and anxious. </p><p>We live rurally and she is in a nearby town with mental health services . I know if she comes back home the cycle will begin again. She’ll be depressed and unmotivated until her mood lifts , then if/when she becomes manic she takes the house hostage basically and is unbearable to be around. </p><p>It’s very hard on my relationship with her dad (my husband) I’m more emotionally attached and do more enabling.</p><p> I need her to take control of her own life and take responsibility for her mental health. I know I can’t live her life for her or make her behave the way I think will lead to health and balance but man is it hard to maintain these boundaries.</p><p> It’s especially hard when she’s depressed because I know it’s not her fault that she has this mood disorder but me trying to rescue her and make her take ownership hasn't been working. I just end up feeling like I’ve jumped in the water to save a drowning person who is now drowning me. </p><p>Feeling overwhelmed and sad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chloesmom, post: 762506, member: 29632"] This is my first time posting a thread. My 21 yr old daughter has bipolar disorder and it’s been such a struggle. She moved out last December, was depressed then manic, was hospitalized, got the mania under control but she still made bad choices that got her evicted. We haven’t allowed her to move back home and she hasn’t wanted to because she was been in more of an up swing (mood wise) until now. Now she’s finally in a low mood and is like a different person. It’s breaking my heart not to let her come back home. She is now scared and anxious. We live rurally and she is in a nearby town with mental health services . I know if she comes back home the cycle will begin again. She’ll be depressed and unmotivated until her mood lifts , then if/when she becomes manic she takes the house hostage basically and is unbearable to be around. It’s very hard on my relationship with her dad (my husband) I’m more emotionally attached and do more enabling. I need her to take control of her own life and take responsibility for her mental health. I know I can’t live her life for her or make her behave the way I think will lead to health and balance but man is it hard to maintain these boundaries. It’s especially hard when she’s depressed because I know it’s not her fault that she has this mood disorder but me trying to rescue her and make her take ownership hasn't been working. I just end up feeling like I’ve jumped in the water to save a drowning person who is now drowning me. Feeling overwhelmed and sad. [/QUOTE]
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