tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907530.post113174138286142130..comments2023-10-31T09:29:22.531-05:00Comments on Living With A Purple Dog: Tough WeekJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00692070748414865417noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907530.post-1131993165681309512005-11-14T12:32:00.000-06:002005-11-14T12:32:00.000-06:00Thanks to RB and Belinda for your insight. I actu...Thanks to RB and Belinda for your insight. <BR/><BR/>I actually have some better news I'll be posting today.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692070748414865417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907530.post-1131948374211793012005-11-14T00:06:00.000-06:002005-11-14T00:06:00.000-06:00You did exactly right with your son, IMO. Maybe h...You did exactly right with your son, IMO. Maybe his "rock-bottom" is a little farther down, and you'll have a window of opportunity for some insight at that time.<BR/><BR/>While I can understand your wife's feelings, I don't share them. She knows her family best, but in my VERY humble opinion, it is crucial to talk, to get these things out in the open. To hide them, not talk about them, run interference, etc., reinforces the stigma that something is fundamentally "wrong," morally, ethically, or charcter-wise with a person who merely has an illness. A treatable illness.<BR/><BR/>I know the diabetes, epilepsy, etc. analogies are cliched, but some cliches exist because they are true. If your son was epileptic, having seizures and breaking lamps or doing other damage in the grip of these seizures, you would not be "ashamed" of him. You would do your best to help him (as you are doing) and enlist every bit of family support you could muster.<BR/><BR/>What I learned about bringing bipolar disorder "out of the closet" is how shockingly prevalent it is. I was surprised at the number of people at my church, and heck, even in my church *choir*, who were affected by this disease, and very sympathetic and understanding.ninjapoodleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10322256509244988323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907530.post-1131859450482959942005-11-12T23:24:00.000-06:002005-11-12T23:24:00.000-06:00There isn't anything I can say to take your pain a...There isn't anything I can say to take your pain away. I would never tell you what is best about your own child. The only I can do is pray for your family. <BR/><BR/>You and I both know he needs all of the things you prescribed in your rules. Until he is ready to accept those "rules" I am afraid there isn't anything more you will be able to do. <BR/><BR/>My friend I believe you and your wife have done everything you can do and have done it exceptionally well. He is an adult with a mental illness. <BR/><BR/>I hope that by the time you see this he is safe.<BR/><BR/>God Bless,<BR/>RBLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03616613644452893413noreply@blogger.com