Bipolar Tuesday

Raising kids is tough work. Raising a special needs child can be downright exhausting! Raising a child with bipolar disorder can be heart breaking in many ways. I can only try to imagine what it’s like for LeBella, day in and day out. To deal with the things she can’t control in her own head and heart, right along with being a kid where you already have so very little control. It’s no wonder she often feels, well, out of control. And me? I felt pretty much out of control, too. Slowly, though, we’re both learning to find some control and it’s improved so many things!

Are you or someone you know raising a child with bipolar disorder? Do you wish you had a community to turn to for support, advice, maybe just to vent when it’s been a rough day? Do you feel you’ve grown and learned from your experience and want to share with other parents? If you answered yes to any of these questions please join me every Tuesday for our Bipolar Tuesday linky party. I will post each week’s topic on the sidebar then on Tuesday we can all link up and learn from each other’s experiences.

You are also welcome to come join my online support group, My Kid’s Bipolar, Now What?? I am working hard to make this group well rounded, supportive, and interactive! Do you have an idea to improve it? Let me know!

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Looking back I can say the signs were almost always there. As a baby LeBella was fussy and clingy. At around 18 months she hit the “Terrible 2′s” and they never went away. I taught preschool and she ended up staying in my preschool classroom around that time because no one else could handle her.

Her preschool years were rough. She was kicked out of several schools. She was aggressive and opposition and had a potty mouth that would make a sailor cringe.

I referred her myself to the local Child Find program and had her evaluated by a Behavior Specialist who said there was nothing wrong. Ahem.

I took her to her pediatrician and we started her on medication for ADHD. In one day I saw a different child. Holy crap! But alas, it was not meant to be. After about a week she was worse then ever. So, I asked her pediatrician for a referral to a psychiatrist. Its been all downhill from there. And uphill. And down hill again…You get the picture right?

For Bipolar Tuesday posts use the search window at the top of this page. Simply type in “bipolar” hit This Site and you’ll receive a list of all our posts on Bipolar Disorder.

Much love, Ragers!