Topic : Bipolar Disorder

Those were truly awful years, were they not?  How I ever managed to build a career and raise two children as a single mother still amazes me.   

The newer meds are a God send, at least for me.  I was scared almost to death to try them after my experiences with the old ones and it was truly "hope and poke" treatment for almost a year and had to take an early retirement to get through it, but I glad I stuck with it.  Ya, I still have episodes but they are much milder and shorter now.  Ya, I've gained 30 pounds too.  Oh well! 

to the best of us.  It's just the insidious nature of mental disorders.  Our minds and emotions play mean tricks on us and if we are lucky we have loved ones who pick up the pieces.  AND we wallow in guilt and remorse once clarity sets back in, which it always does.

One thing I have done to prevent such future financial set backs is to relinquish my bank accounts to my husband only.  I get an adequate household allowance which I can spend as I choose but I can’t rack up any debts.  We do most of the routine shopping together, just in case I get “in a spending mood.”

i am taking my name off the acct and he is going to have the checking acct. i don't want to risk another one of these episodes.i am just glad i have a husband that loves me. 

 I posted a letter a week or so ago, and no one has responded. Maybe I did it wrong, who knows? Anyway I am new to this board, I posted on the old one. I am the mom of a 22 year old bi-polar daughter. She was doing so well for about 7 months, and then after getting her disability, she decided to become non-compliant. Also she is a drug user, pot being her drug of choice. Long story short, she got mixed up with the wrong guy, and they committed Grand Larceny against her stepdad and I. She is now in jail, and I know that she needs to pay her dues, but it's hard to see her there. They have her back on her meds, and thank God she has no choice but to take them. 

 Just wondering if anybody else has had to deal with this particular problem. I would welcome any comments. 

 Cat