Feeling like you have no control, walking on eggshells and always waiting for the other shoe to drop? Often wanting things to change,but not having the resources or the legal authority to take action. Caught between that sad state of despair and unrelenting guilt of seeing the one you love suffer, all the while discounting your own needs and healthy boundaries.
Welcome to surviving and thriving a Bipolar parent. While I am the older child of a bipolar parent, I know that many friends and family members also suffer greatly from this roller coaster of a relationship. Often times we are focused on the person with the illness, while disregarding the impact this behavior has on those that love them.
My goal is to provide a dialog, so we can (come out of the closet) be free to feel our pain and realize that we are not alone. Although our situations may be different, the commonality is an underlying hurt that we bury in hopes that it will go away. This can be manifest in various ways throughout our life and relationships.
There is a solution to have a fulfilling and fruitful life. If we find our “Inner FROG™” and leap toward the life that God wants us to have, not the one we have been dealt. It’s a choice.
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If you or your loved one is contemplating physical harm to themselves or others, including suicide, it must be taken seriously and emergency medical attention should be obtained immediately.
