Are You a Child of Bipolar?

When you were a child, did you:

• Experience inconsistent discipline? Was it okay to do something one day and then be punished for doing that same thing another day?
• Have a parent who started major projects only to abandon them after becoming depressed? Did your parent have high-energy times followed by days where they couldn’t get out of bed?
• See your parent sit in a trance-like state for hours at a time?
• Wonder what kind of mood your parent would be in when you came home?
• Hear or witness your parents fighting about spending sprees?
• Feel that you were on your own to take care of your physical or emotional needs?
• Have difficulty getting your parent’s attention?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, your parent may be displaying symptoms of bipolar disorder. My Mother’s Bipolar, So What Am I? provides additional information about the mysterious condition and the impact it has on children raised by a bipolar parent.

Angela Grett is working to establish support groups around the world. If you are interested in exploring the challenges you have faced in a safe environment, please go to the Contacts page of this site and send Angela your contact information.