Comments on: Your Mood Swings Are Giving Me Whiplash http://www.findingoptimism.com/blog/mood-swings/your-mood-swings-are-giving-me-whiplash/ A Positive Approach to Mental Health Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:54:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Loving Someone with Bipolar http://www.findingoptimism.com/blog/mood-swings/your-mood-swings-are-giving-me-whiplash/comment-page-1/#comment-3942 Loving Someone with Bipolar Fri, 02 Jul 2010 04:56:00 +0000 http://www.findingoptimism.com/blog/?p=1156#comment-3942 [...] – This is the second of two posts written by Kathryn on loving someone with bipolar. The first post is Your Mood Swings are Giving Me Whiplash. [...] [...] – This is the second of two posts written by Kathryn on loving someone with bipolar. The first post is Your Mood Swings are Giving Me Whiplash. [...]

]]> By: kathryn http://www.findingoptimism.com/blog/mood-swings/your-mood-swings-are-giving-me-whiplash/comment-page-1/#comment-3293 kathryn Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:38:47 +0000 http://www.findingoptimism.com/blog/?p=1156#comment-3293 Mands and Anna, I just wanted to thank both of you for your thoughtful and kind remarks. I'll admit that life with bipolar is never dull...but my sense is that T would not (could not!) be the remarkable person he is without it. And since there's no point in playing the "what-if" game, we'll all continue moving forward...even if it IS at warp speed... Thanks again for the lovely comments...they mean a lot! Mands and Anna,

I just wanted to thank both of you for your thoughtful and kind remarks. I’ll admit that life with bipolar is never dull…but my sense is that T would not (could not!) be the remarkable person he is without it.
And since there’s no point in playing the “what-if” game, we’ll all continue moving forward…even if it IS at warp speed…
Thanks again for the lovely comments…they mean a lot!

]]> By: Anna http://www.findingoptimism.com/blog/mood-swings/your-mood-swings-are-giving-me-whiplash/comment-page-1/#comment-3260 Anna Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:55:33 +0000 http://www.findingoptimism.com/blog/?p=1156#comment-3260 Thank you Kathryn for such a personal article. It sounds like you and T will be okay as you are so well informed and so willing to forgive and move on. That's a skill that all parents need but even more so for you. Thank you Kathryn for such a personal article. It sounds like you and T will be okay as you are so well informed and so willing to forgive and move on. That’s a skill that all parents need but even more so for you.

]]> By: Mands http://www.findingoptimism.com/blog/mood-swings/your-mood-swings-are-giving-me-whiplash/comment-page-1/#comment-3194 Mands Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:38:25 +0000 http://www.findingoptimism.com/blog/?p=1156#comment-3194 PS... I know the article was about Bipolar and not about ADHD, however I do have empathy for the hurt these children seem to cause, however unwillingly. PS… I know the article was about Bipolar and not about ADHD, however I do have empathy for the hurt these children seem to cause, however unwillingly.

]]> By: Mands http://www.findingoptimism.com/blog/mood-swings/your-mood-swings-are-giving-me-whiplash/comment-page-1/#comment-3193 Mands Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:37:07 +0000 http://www.findingoptimism.com/blog/?p=1156#comment-3193 Thank-you so much for writing this article Kathryn and James for publishing. My son just turned 21 and finally I can see a maturing adult with lots of his potential being realised as he finally seems to have 'found himself'. My son was diagnosed with ADHD 14 years ago after 6 months of testing and going through a panel of 7 specialists who I must admit were incredible as they dealt with me as a mom and my son. The only significance the Child Psychologist explained... was that if they scaled children from 1 to 20 for Hyperactivity... my son was off the scale at somewhere in the 100s. And his mood swings are legendary. For many years I felt like I was a terrible and inadequate mom... now I know, I am a great mom, and although I have accepted that our relationship - my son and mine... will always, probably always be rocky (more like volatile) as we both sometimes careen on a rollercoster of emotions... It does seem to have gotten better and better as he has matured... and as I have as well. (I also have an amazingly well balanced, good natured husband *Grin*). Thanks so much for sharing. Mands Thank-you so much for writing this article Kathryn and James for publishing. My son just turned 21 and finally I can see a maturing adult with lots of his potential being realised as he finally seems to have ‘found himself’. My son was diagnosed with ADHD 14 years ago after 6 months of testing and going through a panel of 7 specialists who I must admit were incredible as they dealt with me as a mom and my son. The only significance the Child Psychologist explained… was that if they scaled children from 1 to 20 for Hyperactivity… my son was off the scale at somewhere in the 100s. And his mood swings are legendary. For many years I felt like I was a terrible and inadequate mom… now I know, I am a great mom, and although I have accepted that our relationship – my son and mine… will always, probably always be rocky (more like volatile) as we both sometimes careen on a rollercoster of emotions… It does seem to have gotten better and better as he has matured… and as I have as well. (I also have an amazingly well balanced, good natured husband *Grin*).
Thanks so much for sharing.
Mands

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