My attempt at a serious thread

[Dani]

I don't believe it for a second.

 

[Eelementary]

And the second time, I was selling...Um...Tickets?

:sarcasm:

 

[Dani]

Tickets for what?

 

[Eelementary]

Um...The...Swim...Team?

:sarcasm:

 

[Dani]

Oh, ok. Carry on then.

 

[Nuke]

So much for your 'serious' thread, Dani! It lasted a while, so you should be congratulated! Not many other threads last quite so long!

 

[Nuke]

... being serious, I mean.

 

[Timmah]

:lol:

You should see the number of threads this happy couple has turned into a love fest

 

[Crazy_Goddess]

well at least its enjoyable and funny to read.....internet love......

 

[Timmah]

Trues. It's cewt.

 

[Crazy_Goddess]

yeah especially when dani and eel are involved

 

[Dani]

Sorry I'm so sh*t, i hijack my own thread.
Someone bring it back to topic please.
Oh and stfu.

 

[Dani]

So i have a problem i'd like some advice about. It's my dad. Now, not that many of you know me closely, but those that do know my dad and i don't exactly get along, actually most of the time i wish he'd go away and not come back. My dad's idea of a fun family get together is to humiliate me and he always knows exactly what to say to make me cry, and he does it well. It's pretty much the reason i want to move states. To get away from it.

But my problem is (as i've stated earlier on in the thread) I think he is bi-polar. His mood swings are becoming unbearable. He has been diagnosed with depression before and taken meds, but i seriously believe he was mis-diagnosed. But just how do you bring it up with someone who is so likely to just lose it? I've told my mum over and over but she wont do a thing about it. As much as i think he's a merkin, he's still my dad and i think he needs help.

 

[Martli]

Any Uncles or Aunties (brothers/sisters) you could talk to? Maybe someone like that could talk to him about it. I can fully relate to that situation though Dani, you know that if you're right it's going to make things much easier but suggesting it is going to cause a f**kload of controversy. Short term loss for long term gain etc. etc.

 

[Crazy_Goddess]

i have learnt recently sometimes its best to leave things because of the ramifications it causes..

 

[Raider_69]

i had a rather steamy affair with a chick who was bi polar, diagnosed and all... that was a strange 9 days to say the least

if you dont mind dani, explain his behaviour and mood swings. I can only go off this one case but if things match up, it might give you abit more to go on.

 

[Dani]

He doesn't sleep, drinks a lot, his mood swings are horrible, he takes everything the wrong way and recently he's been doing wreckless things like drink driving, i pretty much refuse to drive with him since last year when i asked him to turn the radio down cause i had a headache. Well apparently that was the worst thing in the world he cracked it so bad and started driving really fast, tailgating then finally lost it, pulled over (on a free way) and made me get out before speeding off. I expected him to come back. I ended up getting a taxi home, $85 later...
All that over asking for the radio to be turned down...

 

[Raider_69]

interesting, without knowing too much it sounds more like anger issues that have manifested into a drinking problem, of course im far from qualified to speak on the matter, other then life experience with alot of these style issues, so take my opinion for what its worth, which is a grain of salt, but id like to hear more about the mood changes, how quickly and severly they change? and what sort of mood changes? we talking gleefully happy to misrablely depressed? or normal to psychotic?

also it might be an idea to consult your local gp, they can give you more info on signs you should look for, so you can make a much more informed decision on the likely hood of him being bi polar

 

[Dani]

It's definitely not a drinking problem. His moods change in the blink of an eye and they can go any way. I'm moving out soon-ish so it wont effect me for too much longer but im worried about my sister.

 

[Raider_69]

It's definitely not a drinking problem. His moods change in the blink of an eye and they can go any way. I'm moving out soon-ish so it wont effect me for too much longer but im worried about my sister.

as well you should be, as well as worry for your father, i assume like my mother, whilst you may not like them, they are still your parent and therefor you still love and care for them

a good sign of bi polar would be the difference of a high to low. I know with the chick i was seeing it was amazing how bad it was. One minute she was completely full of energy and loved life, she could run a mathathon whilst talking up the wonders of life, love and all that jazz, just really bubbly and friendly... not 5 minutes latter she was unbarable to speak too, depressed far beyond that of HSC stress (as tough as that may be for some :lol: ), terribly cynical (beyond anything i have even achieved) and generally jus flat out unhappy. Tbh spending time with her completely opened my eyes to things. Strangly though i spoke to her about it and she told me the medication is next to useless, as alot only take it when they are on their extreme lows. And thats to boost them back to being normal, as she said it was nigh on impossible to balance things out with the meds

if you havnt tried it already dani, cheak out the site
http://www.bipolar.com/