{"id":682,"date":"2012-10-11T17:41:13","date_gmt":"2012-10-12T00:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/are-you-a-parent-of-a-child-with-bipolar-disorder\/"},"modified":"2018-05-15T09:58:20","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T16:58:20","slug":"are-you-a-parent-of-a-child-with-bipolar-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/are-you-a-parent-of-a-child-with-bipolar-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you a parent of a child with bipolar disorder?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Parents of kids with bipolar disorder..<\/p>\n

I often feel sorry for my mom. She has to deal with so much concerning this illness. I\u2019m having a super tough day today and she knows it.\u00a0 I always tell her what I\u2019m going through.\u00a0 I am very honest:\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m sick today.\u00a0 The depression is really bad.\u201d<\/p>\n

My mom has used the Health Cards for seven years- this means she knows what I need, but it doesn\u2019t make it easy. She knows I am safe and that I know how to take care of myself. But it must just break her heart to see her child so sick.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m lucky that she was willing and able to learn my system. It has saved our relationship \u2013 and my life! many times.<\/p>\n

I have options, as we all do- when I\u2019m this depressed. On some days, I really do need to see friends and hang out. But friends aren\u2019t always available- on some days, like today, I know that working is my best recourse. I always feel better when I work. A lot of my depression comes from work situations that don\u2019t work out- or that cause too much stress- so when I get things done and do them well, the stress is less!<\/p>\n

It\u2019s important<\/em> to look at what is going well. It feels impossible to do this when you\u2019re depressed, but it\u2019s possible.<\/p>\n