Jo,
I have about 3 relatives with bipolar, my father, my aunt, and my darling 14 year old son. I always used to feel so alone and unable to help them. Sometimes in the middle of the night, I would wake up to the sound of my son crying, my heart ached because i could not help him. Seeing my boy just sit there, sobbing, and all i could do was give him medication.
I remember the days when my father used to come home drunk and depressed, it scared me and mother, i never understood. Mother never told me what exactly was wrong, so i just feared him and hid in misunderstanding. My guilt was amplified just last year, on February 2nd, when my father committed suicide. Causing me to go down a spiral of the reality of just how hard this can disease can be. I began to worry about my boy, who with the recent loss had become very depressed, writing suicide notes and putting himself in so much danger that he had to be hospitalized. One day when i was visiting my son, the woman from the next room came in, her mother suffered from the disease also and she was visiting him. When i told her what had happened and how i felt, she gave me your site.
Jo, i cannot thank you enough! Your site has helped me to understand and care for my son and his problems. I now understand that even though i may not be able to fully understand what is bothering him, just being there helps. He is recovering and started playing baseball again, and i am so proud of him. Thank you so much!
Love and Support,
~Sarah~
Karah Said,
Jo,
I just wanted to let you know that as someone without this disorder it has been really hard to understand my sister, who is afflicted with this illness. I hate to admit it, but I have always held her to the same standard I hold myself, and I shook my head at every fall. In my ignorance, I didn’t get her.
I am in training to become a high school teacher. I was recently asked to research this illness to present teaching tips to my peers. Although the internet is full of websites with every factoid and statistic imaginable, I have not found a better insight into the soul of someone with Bipolar than I found here. In all seriousness, I think I understand my sister and her many struggles better than I ever have.
Thank you for opening yourself up so that we all might learn something. I know I have.
Jo,
I have about 3 relatives with bipolar, my father, my aunt, and my darling 14 year old son. I always used to feel so alone and unable to help them. Sometimes in the middle of the night, I would wake up to the sound of my son crying, my heart ached because i could not help him. Seeing my boy just sit there, sobbing, and all i could do was give him medication.
I remember the days when my father used to come home drunk and depressed, it scared me and mother, i never understood. Mother never told me what exactly was wrong, so i just feared him and hid in misunderstanding. My guilt was amplified just last year, on February 2nd, when my father committed suicide. Causing me to go down a spiral of the reality of just how hard this can disease can be. I began to worry about my boy, who with the recent loss had become very depressed, writing suicide notes and putting himself in so much danger that he had to be hospitalized. One day when i was visiting my son, the woman from the next room came in, her mother suffered from the disease also and she was visiting him. When i told her what had happened and how i felt, she gave me your site.
Jo, i cannot thank you enough! Your site has helped me to understand and care for my son and his problems. I now understand that even though i may not be able to fully understand what is bothering him, just being there helps. He is recovering and started playing baseball again, and i am so proud of him. Thank you so much!
Love and Support,
~Sarah~
Jo,
I just wanted to let you know that as someone without this disorder it has been really hard to understand my sister, who is afflicted with this illness. I hate to admit it, but I have always held her to the same standard I hold myself, and I shook my head at every fall. In my ignorance, I didn’t get her.
I am in training to become a high school teacher. I was recently asked to research this illness to present teaching tips to my peers. Although the internet is full of websites with every factoid and statistic imaginable, I have not found a better insight into the soul of someone with Bipolar than I found here. In all seriousness, I think I understand my sister and her many struggles better than I ever have.
Thank you for opening yourself up so that we all might learn something. I know I have.
God bless,
Karah
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