{"id":448,"date":"2012-05-19T15:28:07","date_gmt":"2012-05-19T22:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/2008\/10\/17\/reader-comment-mother-of-daughter-with-bipolar-disorder\/"},"modified":"2018-05-15T09:58:24","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T16:58:24","slug":"my-daughter-has-bipolar-disorder-can-you-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/my-daughter-has-bipolar-disorder-can-you-help\/","title":{"rendered":"My Daughter Has Bipolar Disorder. Can you help?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hi, I just received this comment about a presetation I gave to NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n

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Julie. . . .we attended your speech in Eugene, Oregon\u00a0on Thursday night.\u00a0 My daughter is having a hard time right now and any little “light” that she can see is SO important, so you can imagine how important it has been for her to be exposed to your hopeful messages. the time you took to speak to us afterwords was invaluble. When we were in the car she said, “Julie wasn’t ashamed- she just stood up there. ”\u00a0 I can’t thank you enoug for the time that you took to speak with us afterward!\u00a0 We bought the Health Cards. Haven’t had time to look at it yet, but WILL. Many thanks. Rebecca.<\/span><\/p>\n

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When I meet wonderful people at my talks, I\u2019m always happy to see mothers and fathers with their child. There is so much fear, worry, and a desire for education in these parents. I always feel good when I can chat with them. I have been there and my mother has been there. I have also been there as a sister, so I do understand the family connection.\u00a0 It’s different than a connection between a partner or friend. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Often the children are a bit stunned looking as they are in a crisis or just got out of the hospital. I can tell if someone is on a high dose of anti psychotics or if they are just worn out from a bad episode. I can also usually tell if someone has attempted suicide. Nothing surprises me as this is an illness with very set behavior. We all act the same when we have bipolar disorder- because it’s an illness. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Seeing the children reminds me of myself over the years and of what my mother has been through. But I\u2019m always positive. If I can stand there helping them after all of these years of hell and fear, then they can do the same.\u00a0 There were many, many years I didn\u2019t think I would make it, but I did. Bipolar disorder is a treatable illness. <\/span><\/p>\n

When parents get out with their children and look for help, their child\u2019s chance of stability grows and grows. We do get better. Yes, it\u2019s a life long illness at this time- but these guys are young and I really believe better treatment is coming in the future as we learn more about the genetics of bipolar disorder.
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\n If you as a parent have the Health Cards and your child is still ill, do the cards yourself and then use them with your child when they are more stable. \u00a0A child with bipolar disorder needs so much love and support.\u00a0 There is no one more important in life than my mother, so it means a lot to me to see <\/span>parents when I speak!
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\n Julie <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0PS: Thanks for your kind words Rebecca! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Hi, I just received this comment about a presetation I gave to NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Julie. . . .we attended your speech in Eugene, Oregon on Thursday night. My daughter is having a hard time right now and any little “light” that she can see is SO important, so you can imagine how important it has been for her to be exposed to your hopeful messages. the time you took to speak to us afterwords was invaluble. When we were in the car she said, “Julie wasn’t ashamed- she just stood up there. ” I can’t thank you enoug for the time that you took to speak with us afterward! We bought the Health Cards. Haven’t had time to [ Read More ]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=448"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11543,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448\/revisions\/11543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}