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March 16, 2006, 2:09 pm PST
 Quote From: bpwoman76 It sounds like your mother has inflicted terrible pain on you. But if you do research you will see that treatment does work for mental illness. I think that your assertion that the majority of people do no get better is not accurate. It has worked for me. I have been stable for many years have a home, a job, and nice family. Personally, I think that there is a lot of hope for the woman on the show, if she receives the proper treatment and sticks with it. One of her issues was non compliance. With therapy and medication I have been able to have a normal, stable life. I have been stable for many years. I think that your question of how long us bipolars are going to be better is a reflection of pain, so I won't take it personally. Do you think that we should all just euthanize ourselves? Many of us live happy, healthy lives in spite of BP. I am sorry your Mom has caused you so much pain. I admit I am very guarded and yes my mother has inflicted pain on our whole family. I should take a step back and look logically at this illness instead of emotionally. First let me say that I do believe in healing I just do not believe it for my mother. She does not want to get better and I think it is impossible for her because the illness has left her with out any money and zero support. My oldest sister and her now ex husband stole every thing she had. Thank you for not taking my post personally you are an exception. You obviously wanted to get better. I applaud you for that. That desire to get better comes from within, I did not see that desire in the woman on the show. Sure she was on Dr. Phil and I hope for her children's sake I am so totally wrong. Deep down I hope all that suffer get help and get better. The toll BP takes on a family is so completely overwhelming. My mother has been in and out of metal hospitals since 1988 and not one Theropist has spoken to any member of our family. My father who is more precious than gold could not take her any longer and divorced her in 1996. After 36 years who could blame him. She tried to kill him with a knife, I witnessed it. I fought her to the ground to keep her from my father. I am relieved that he is not in the same house with her. I would like very much for my mother to be on medication and try to lead a normal life but I honestly do not believe that this will ever happen. I do not care how sick a person is, if they do not want to get better they never will. Remember your family if at some time you are not "better". I sincerely wish you and your family all the luck in the world. If what you say is true, that you have been stable for years I am today a little more optimistic. You are also correct that I need to do my homework and I am speaking from my heart not with known knowledge from research. My post is rationalized by my personal experiences and I should not assume this to be true of all BPs. The best thing that has come from my mother has been my own recovery. I no longer hate her. That emotion does not control me. I do not like her much and it is very hard to be around her, but I will not allow myself to hate her. krw |
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