An Epiphany
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189820)
Boise, Idaho
April 7, 2022 4:47pm CST
Years after I had left my daughter's father and she had been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder I was struck by an epiphany. I think her father had been Bipolar also. I recall his outlandish behavior and near-death experiences. I recall following his blood droplets to find him passed out on the bed. He burglarized a drugstore one time to get some amphetamines. He bought an odd-looking foreign make car with the intent of making it into a race car. It was set in my mom's yard for years. I found a razor laying on the floor after he had been depressed for days. He would just drop out of sight for days. Weird and now I know why.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
8 Apr 22
She is. Took forever to find the right meds. That's is the real heartbreak of such disorders. Finding the right medication can take a while.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
8 Apr 22
@DianneN .........Yes, after years of rebellion and hellacious tales. Glad that is all behind us now.
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
8 Apr 22
Too bad this wasn't discovered earlier so that he could get help.
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
7 Apr 22
My eldest daughter has bipolar disorder but when she started having problems when she was a teen, there was no ailment such as that one.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Apr 22
It's changed a lot over the years. They just recently came out with a new book with all the disorders and such in it and there are a lot more than the original book had in it.
