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How do I fight the guilt???
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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 45806" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>There is no reason for you to feel guilt. If your daughter had diabetes and needed to be in the hospital to get her condition stable would you feel the same? Because honestly it's the same thing. Your daughter has a neurobiological disorder, bipolar, at this time she is in hospital to treat (and I assume hope to set her on a path to stability) this condition.</p><p></p><p>When psychiatrist explained it to me this way it changed my whole outlook...for myself as well as for N.</p><p></p><p>There is no reason for you not to laugh, joke, kick back and have as good a time as the day allows. It helps relieve the stress, and aw heck it's good for the soul.</p><p></p><p>And honestly, the hospital is not a horrible place. difficult child is safe, well cared for, and even she could have a good time if she were to decide to. The only complaint N ever had about the hospital was with the other patients. And staff kept them in line pretty darn well. Of course difficult child probably doesn't like it. Who would? But that isn't reason for you to feel guilt. She is there because that is where she needs to be at this time.</p><p></p><p>I used to do the guilt, the woulda coulda shoulda thing too. All it did was make me miserable.</p><p></p><p>Hugs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 45806, member: 84"] There is no reason for you to feel guilt. If your daughter had diabetes and needed to be in the hospital to get her condition stable would you feel the same? Because honestly it's the same thing. Your daughter has a neurobiological disorder, bipolar, at this time she is in hospital to treat (and I assume hope to set her on a path to stability) this condition. When psychiatrist explained it to me this way it changed my whole outlook...for myself as well as for N. There is no reason for you not to laugh, joke, kick back and have as good a time as the day allows. It helps relieve the stress, and aw heck it's good for the soul. And honestly, the hospital is not a horrible place. difficult child is safe, well cared for, and even she could have a good time if she were to decide to. The only complaint N ever had about the hospital was with the other patients. And staff kept them in line pretty darn well. Of course difficult child probably doesn't like it. Who would? But that isn't reason for you to feel guilt. She is there because that is where she needs to be at this time. I used to do the guilt, the woulda coulda shoulda thing too. All it did was make me miserable. Hugs [/QUOTE]
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