Guest guest Posted January 16, 2002 Report Share Posted January 16, 2002 I have a strong suspicion that my daughter has bpd and bipolar disorder. She is 22 a former high achieving student and s Hopkins University. Two years ago, she left for England for a year of study abroad program. While abroad she and boyfriend of five years separated. My daughter went from bad to worse, unable to focus, depression, slacked on school work and finally just stopped school in her junior year. Therapy did not help, and she finally went to day hospital in Shepard Pratt, Baltimore. One day she did not come home, and at night a nurse called me, against the rules to tell me that my daughter has admitted herself to Shepard Pratt, because the doctor felt she is psychotic. Till today, I feel that the hospital has just advanced her condition. i was always able to communicate with her. In the hospital she decided that we, her parents, are the cause of all evil and that we never understood that she has ADD, that I, her mother, has interfered too much in her life and relationship to boyfriend and never able to give her her freedom. We and especially myself, were on a guilt trip anyway, and blamed myself for my daughter's condition. The bi polar diagnosis was mentioned but not in particular. It was a maybe. She continued therapy and the psychiatrist after almost one and a half year told us that he is not sure of the diagnosis.. Could be border line and bipolar. I started reading about the condition and I am positive she has this disorder. Now she works at an Expresso coffee shop, still truly dislikes me. I must say I do not blame her for these feelings. I would not like me either, but i know I love my daughter and I did help her a lot because she needed help and I did not know why. she was certainly bright. I always thought that we both were perfectionists and worked hard to achieve. Later I thought she just adapted to me, being so motivated to succeed. Now I feel that I just was frustrated because I knew my daughter was bright and able to study and never understood why production was so slow. So I helped, a lot. Today my daughter is a stranger to me and others. she argues about silly details to the point that very few people, basically no one can befriend her. she is lonely, terribly lonely and in terible pain. I can not help much only stay away, because every word I say is the " devil " .. I see it in her eyes and in some notes she scribles. She became a target for evangelists and since her judgements are not always good i am more than worried. Please advise >> Reply Reply All Forward Delete Put in Folder...InboxSent MessagesDraftsTrash Can Previous Next | Close _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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