Sunday, November 14, 2010

How do I deal with my manipulative,bipolar mother and live my own life and get through nursing school?!?

I'm 22 and am hopefully starting nursing school in August.Me %26amp;my fiance are getting an apartment to finish school over the next two yrs.My mom's bipolar%26amp; is on disability,so she's at home 24/7 except for when she has to run errands and has come to expect me to be with her all the time.She's controlling %26amp;very mean on her bad days which have been happening alot.The good days are great,but I can't stand being around the other person she becomes.I have to keep my mind on my goals %26amp; school,but it's very hard when your mother wants constant attention %26amp; makes me feel guilty when I do things for myself that don't include her.She gets very mad at me about ridiculous things(ex:yelling at me for being out too late to eat with my fiance at 7:30 when it was still sun out),tries to turn me against my fiance and friends with her paranoia,and yells at me on how I don't respect her or i'd listen to what she says or do what she says.How do I live my life and deal with my ill mom I love??How do I deal with my manipulative,bipolar mother and live my own life and get through nursing school?!?
the best thing you can do for your mum is to go ahead with your plans. she has come to rely on you for just about everything and now your in a rut. just let her know that you love her and continue to visit her but when it is conveneint for you to do so without loseing sight of your own goals in life. my ex parteners brother has manic depression and he could be quite nasty to at times. his mum was beside herself not knowing what to do. so she walked away and it was in the end the best thing ever. her son is now living in his own place takeing his meds on his own and leading a semi normal life. your mum needs to have a home worker come in and help and also a counseler so that she can talk about things that have happened in the past and deal with them
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