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???difficult child's Aware They Have BiPolar???????
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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 158984" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>My Youngest will not accept the Bipolar label. After many times of stopping her medications, however, she has more or less admitted she needs a mood stabilizer and does stick to her prescribed Lamictal now. She just won't acknowledge the diagnosis. I think if she hadn't gotten pregnant, the story might be a diffferent one, she might have continued to self-medicate with alcohol and drugs. I worry because her son has a very high chance of having some mental health issues, but I suppose we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. She is still VERY angry at me for her multiple hospitalizations and Residential Treatment Center (RTC) placement... never mind that they probably saved her life. It's all my fault. I'mjust grateful she takes her medications.</p><p></p><p>Oldest is a different story. She's bipolar and borderline. She occasionaly admits the bipolar, but usually as an excuse .. she throws it out there when it's convenient for her, to either excuse her behavior or gain sympathy. Never mind she won't take medications or seek therapy. She flat out denies she is borderline .. although she meets all but one of the criteria (she doesn't typically self-harm, unless slow suicide counts by not taking care of her physical health and her Crohn's disease). </p><p></p><p>So, no, I don't think it's that unusual for people to deny their diagnosis, well into adulthood.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 158984, member: 1157"] My Youngest will not accept the Bipolar label. After many times of stopping her medications, however, she has more or less admitted she needs a mood stabilizer and does stick to her prescribed Lamictal now. She just won't acknowledge the diagnosis. I think if she hadn't gotten pregnant, the story might be a diffferent one, she might have continued to self-medicate with alcohol and drugs. I worry because her son has a very high chance of having some mental health issues, but I suppose we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. She is still VERY angry at me for her multiple hospitalizations and Residential Treatment Center (RTC) placement... never mind that they probably saved her life. It's all my fault. I'mjust grateful she takes her medications. Oldest is a different story. She's bipolar and borderline. She occasionaly admits the bipolar, but usually as an excuse .. she throws it out there when it's convenient for her, to either excuse her behavior or gain sympathy. Never mind she won't take medications or seek therapy. She flat out denies she is borderline .. although she meets all but one of the criteria (she doesn't typically self-harm, unless slow suicide counts by not taking care of her physical health and her Crohn's disease). So, no, I don't think it's that unusual for people to deny their diagnosis, well into adulthood. [/QUOTE]
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