relaitve's with bipolar

[xxxemmabubblepopxxx]

hi i have just found christian forums and i thought it would be a good place to share things to get some support and advice about things with other christians.

My dad has bipolar disorder and he can't look after me (17) and my brother (16) because of this he is only able to see us every so often i worry a lot about his state of mind and his relationship with God which most of the time seems non existent. for all of my life he has kept on at me to see a doctor because he thinks i have bipolar as well because i suffer with anxiety and panic attacks although i do cope much better than he does with the support from my church family. sometimes when i'm down i believe everything my dad says to me because its hard to decide what my dad says is true and what is just his illness. i really want to help him in his faith but every time we discuss religion we just argue and get upset about it
i just don't know how to help him x

 

[Biker Angel]

hi i have just found christian forums and i thought it would be a good place to share things to get some support and advice about things with other christians.

My dad has bipolar disorder and he can't look after me (17) and my brother (16) because of this he is only able to see us every so often i worry a lot about his state of mind and his relationship with God which most of the time seems non existent. for all of my life he has kept on at me to see a doctor because he thinks i have bipolar as well because i suffer with anxiety and panic attacks although i do cope much better than he does with the support from my church family. sometimes when i'm down i believe everything my dad says to me because its hard to decide what my dad says is true and what is just his illness. i really want to help him in his faith but every time we discuss religion we just argue and get upset about it
i just don't know how to help him x

Hi bubble, welcome to the bipolar forum. I am bipolar 1 and my Dad was bipolar too, but diagnosed much later in his life. Bipolar disorder is hereditary but maybe not in every single case. I hope you and your brother are looked after by a good person now. Have a look around CF Board Forums there are lots of good people here that can give you good advice. Talk with you later.

 

[xxxemmabubblepopxxx]

hi i'm really scared that i have bipolar i'm feeling really down at the moment and i often get like this and i don't know what to do i get really stressy with everyone at home and i have been on such a high from being at new wine a christian holiday all of last week working with 3-4 year olds and now i feel so bad about everything. yesturday i felt so confident and happy like i could do anything i wanted but tonight it has all changed for no obvious reason :/ before i went away last week i had been like this for over a month and i thought i was ok but then i came home. home for me is a happy place though and i'm on holiday and not at school so no stresses so i don't understand and i didn't know if anyone could understand this in any way? thanks x