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update on 22 year old bipolar who is difficult to live with
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<blockquote data-quote="MrMike" data-source="post: 606454" data-attributes="member: 16687"><p>Wow, another great response Recovering. You are right ... I truly feel he is acting on his beliefs, and that his beliefs are screwed up due to his condition. He has a lot of screwed up beliefs, but that a story for another day. All we can do is protect ourselves, and ask them to do what we know is right. If they won't or can't, it's up to them to either decide to do what's right, or get help because they can't. And if they can't, I guess the only way they might is if they go through enough pain where they decide something has to change. I don't know. I guess that's the best we can hope for, but as you say, it's their life, their ship, and they make the decisions about their lives.</p><p></p><p>One book that I want to recommend for anyone out there who is frustrated by their difficult child who refuses to acknowledge they have a problem is called "I am not sick! I don't need help" by Xavier Amador, PHD. ISBN-13: 978-0-9677189-3-4</p><p></p><p>It provides a way to approach and partner with your difficult child to help them accept help, without focusing on the fact that they have a mental health issue, which, of course, they will deny anyway. Great book which helps alot.</p><p></p><p>And thanks again to Recovering, whose responses to my posts are like having a wise counselor at the ready whenever I post my problems. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrMike, post: 606454, member: 16687"] Wow, another great response Recovering. You are right ... I truly feel he is acting on his beliefs, and that his beliefs are screwed up due to his condition. He has a lot of screwed up beliefs, but that a story for another day. All we can do is protect ourselves, and ask them to do what we know is right. If they won't or can't, it's up to them to either decide to do what's right, or get help because they can't. And if they can't, I guess the only way they might is if they go through enough pain where they decide something has to change. I don't know. I guess that's the best we can hope for, but as you say, it's their life, their ship, and they make the decisions about their lives. One book that I want to recommend for anyone out there who is frustrated by their difficult child who refuses to acknowledge they have a problem is called "I am not sick! I don't need help" by Xavier Amador, PHD. ISBN-13: 978-0-9677189-3-4 It provides a way to approach and partner with your difficult child to help them accept help, without focusing on the fact that they have a mental health issue, which, of course, they will deny anyway. Great book which helps alot. And thanks again to Recovering, whose responses to my posts are like having a wise counselor at the ready whenever I post my problems. :happy: [/QUOTE]
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