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If you love someone with bipolar and this person has children… the children can have bipolar as well. <\/span><\/p>\n Here are a few tips to help you navigate this tricky situation.<\/p>\n 1. Bipolar is GENETIC. The child either has it or doesn’t. But this doesn’t mean it is going to express itself. In order to make sure a child with bipolar in the family never gets the kind of bipolar that comes from an outside substance, please do the following.<\/p>\n – No SSRI or SNRI antidepressants ever. This is a solid NEVER when there is bipolar in the family.<\/p>\n – No steroids of any kind. Always look for alternatives. Steroids greatly increase the risk of genetic bipolar becoming active bipolar.<\/p>\n – NO CANNABIS. I can’t stress this enough. Today’s weed has very high THC and this THC leads to bipolar symptoms including mania and psychosis. Drinking is a better choice if a person insists on using a substance. I don’t recommend any CBD products as they are too tainted with THC in my opinion.<\/p>\n – No travel without a good plan in case a young person gets sick in a foreign country.<\/p>\n – Teach all children of people with bipolar the symptoms of bipolar. Get them involved in a family management plan starting as soon as they can talk .<\/p>\n This is a good place to start. My nephew David is 16. I’ve taught him all of this since age 4. I did it in a non fearful, exploratory, let’s be detectives about the brain manner.<\/p>\n The following article from my Psychology Today blog \u00a0is an example of how I teach parents to talk to kids about suicidal thoughts. You can use a similar process for all bipolar mood swings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n If you love someone with bipolar and this person has children… the children can have bipolar as well. <\/p>\n Here are a few tips to help you navigate this tricky situation.<\/p>\n 1. Bipolar is GENETIC. The child either has it or doesn’t. But this doesn’t mean it is going to express itself. In order to make sure a child with bipolar in the family never gets the kind of bipolar that comes from an outside substance, please do the following.<\/p>\n – No SSRI or SNRI antidepressants ever. This is a solid NEVER when there is bipolar in the family.<\/p>\n – No steroids of any kind. Always look for alternatives. Steroids greatly increase the risk of genetic bipolar becoming active bipolar.<\/p>\n\n3 Strategies to Talk With Kids About Suicidal Thoughts<\/a><\/h3>\n
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