Quote From: mbrchico79I am a single mother of an 8 y/o boy. I belive the he is bipolar. I know that I am and in doing research have found that it is genetic. He has all the signs. His dad is gone off doing drugs somewhere leaving me all the responsibility. I do not in anyway regret having him, but did not sign up for all these problems I'm having. He is very unhappy inturn making me unhappy. I'm scared and feeling alone. honestly I could type the whole story, but really do nto have the energy. Lets just say he is having some serious problems emotionally, what can I do
First off, yes you did sign up for all of this! Being a parent means doing whatever it takes to give your child the best opporunity for a good life. You may have expect at the time is something else. You might have expected that you would lead a happy life with your childs father, you might have expected he would change his behavior and be a father. But the truth is, he isn't, nor is he going to be. And the truth is, you didn't end up in the situation you were expecting. But it is ALSO true that what you ended up with was a possible outcome, you just didn't think of, but when you signed up to have a kid, you signed up for the good and the bad!
As far as dealing with it. Yes, there is some genetic relationship between parents and children when dealing with many mental illnesses, bipolar included. But children exibit symptoms of metal illness, often times, MUCH different from adults. The best thing to do would be to find a psychologist who specializes in Child Pathology, they would be able to make the mest assessment of your son. I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm not saying your right is thinking he might be bipolor, but do keep in mind that children, generally, don't exibit the same signs of mental illness as adults, and that a professional needs to make that assesment.
