Messages By: redhead116

iam a survivior of childhood sexual abuse I am so glad that he did a topic on sibnling abuse is so good to see I was abused by my older brother from the time that I was 11 to 14. I have not spoken to or seen my brother since he abused me. I told my family what he did to me because I went and got counselling and had it all paid for. I am to this day healing from the abuse he denies doing what I accused him of he also abused my younger brother. I found one bookelt about this subject but it is less talked about then parent to child abuse.I was also in an abusinve marriage and have managed to move on from that also and am married to a wonderful man that is loving caring and understanding. I have gone thru my tunnel of healing and am still always going to find new ways to heal. I was also dianosed with being bipolar and have to now cope with that as well and having PTSD. I haven't done drugs or turned to the streets for healing. I was very angry and now find that I am less angry and better able to cope with life. I work full time and am raising two fine young men. so healing is possible. DR PHIL should put on survivors of the abuse to show that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

Cathy when I watched you I saw myself two and a half years ago. I am rapid cycling bipolar also and I used to treat my sons badly also. There are medicatons that work for this. You need the right ones. My life changing moments came when I had a psyciatrist tell me that I am bipolar just like my dad. ALthough it was a devastating diagnosis it was also the best thing that ever happened to me. I am on Neuroton (generic gababpenatin) Risperodol and immovane. The combination of these drugs has had me stabilized. I currently have had no changes to my prescription so I am on a stabilized dose. It is a genetic and bio chemical imbalance that only medication can help. There is no amount of counselling or support that will help. I am so thankful that I have a psyciatrist that is very knowledagble about bipolr disorder. I also am getting my son assessed there is a 50% chance that a child of a bipolar parent can also be bipolar. My sons are the ages of yours being on medication also saved my current marriage because I was getting physically abusive with my husband as well as my sosn. I cringe and feel guilty when I think of what I put my sons through before I was diagnosed and now they are healthy happy and doing much better then I ever expected. I have a learning challenged son who is getting B's in high school and one on the honor roll. You are not a bad mom you are a very sick mom and the sooner that you accept that the sooner that you can get help to be the most awesome mom in the world. I used to call my kids stupid and dumb all the time. I may have even said that I hated them. But there is hope I got counselling for my kids and they are doing well and I would like you to know that there is hope and that there is medications that work. You can never be "cured" but you can be healthy. I would like to be there for you Cathy. I want you to know that you are not alone and that others are the same as you. I have walked in your shoes. I hope that I can be a friend to you or at least an online support to you

Yes bipolar disorder is hereditary or genetic or whatever word u want to use my father is bipolar I am bipolar my son is bipolar it is definitely hereditary many cousins and aunts suffer from it too

I know that when my dad was diagnosed about 30 years ago they used it and we were just talking to friend a few weeks ago and he was getting shock thereapy so it is used I just don't know how effective it is as the brain in a bipolar person is missing certain chemicals that is what the issue is I know that meds are what can help that and the right meds there are combinations that worked. so I hope that this answers your question

I am on a drug called risperodol that is not an antidperessant but a mood stabilizing drug that I find has worked well along with my neuronton (generic name gabapenatin) my son is soonto be diagnosed he is 16 and showing all the signs of bipolar disorder and my psyciatrist is strongly recommending just the riperodol and she also said that ADD/ADHD also can go hand in hand iwth bipolar disorder sorry I don't know of any helpful sites to go too but I am hoping maybe I have helped just a little bit