I thought I would write a blog as I am sitting here thinking about the whole lot of events that have gone on in the week so far that Alana has been here with us...I asked Alana aka kellzacar up here for some interaction between her daughter and my son as they both have been diagnosed with Bipolar and this week it has all fallen into place...it was sooo out of character for me to ask someone I had just met on the net yes here on Minti to meet me especially someone who lives sooo far away to meet me let alone stay at my house for over 2 weeks and soo out of her comfort zone for her to accept but living with our teens the way they are can be soo isolating some times that it just made sense...I was nervous having her here because sometimes I can be the kind of person with my houswork that says okay it can happen tomorrow...Houswork is definately not my strongest subject...Actually I hate it hehe...I have been sick from the time she came and have been having a few problems with Aidan and his moods so I was paniced....I would have to say but that this has probaly been one of the best experiences of my life...i have friends who have teens but mate having someone here who knows exactly what I am saying and nods as I say my feelings and thoughts on Bipolar is a fantastic feeling....When I first joined Minti I was desperate to find someone just anyone who knew how I was feeling and who had dealt with the emotional rollercoaster that goes along with this disorder.....I know I dont have it myself but as my son is on the rollercoaster I too feel we jump on the back end with him....It is so hard watching him just slide into that downward spiral of depression and being there with him at times...And the lack of sleep when he is on a high and as I have said befor an adrenilin junkie who takes risk that are not only dangerous but can be life threatening at times is so tiring because on that high he actually belives he is ten foot tall and bullet proof most teens think this but he believes this ....I feel by stepping out of my comfort zone I have made a friend for life...Alana would have to be one of the strongest and wonderful people I know she grabs everything by the horns and faces it head on and I think I have learnt alot from her...I hope she walks away from here feeling she has learnt something from me and my son too....Her daughter is now back on her medication so obviously my son has got somewhere with her daughter....I have another week of Alana here with me and I think it is time we started to have a little us time...Some time to look at this great place I live and show her some of the reasons why I stay here....It is amazing how different our lives are yet so similar when it comes to our eldest....She lives near the beach at one end of the country and I live in the middle of the bush at the other end yet our lives are soooo similar in the fact we really do not like what this disorder does to our kids....the weirdest part about the whole thing is that one of closest friends is from the same place as Alana....After a chat with her we have found that they knew each other as kids and were actually friends so much so that she named her eldest daughter after her....So we will see Louise while she is here as well jsut to let them catch up....Well I better go as I am starting to feel a little better and a bit less clogged up after this terrible flu I have had so I actually might start to slip back into a little normality in my home and yes do some more of that neverending housework.....That was a maybe hehehe......thanks Alana for coming and making me feel just that little less alone with dealing with Bipolar in teens...This has so opened my eyes amd I am sooo looking forward to making the whole step to meet other great friends I have met on here....For all of you who I have formed this sort of friendship with thank you and I sooo look forward to forming it with many more of you tooo.....
Take care and smile
Cheers
Angie