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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes. It is not easy. My mom has not been difficult at all lately, but she has breast cancer and had a surgery and now has chemo and it is emotionally difficult. My 19 year old, with adhd, has decided she is bipolar and is using her "depression" to make my life a living hell. I keep quiet, as maybe she does have depression and all, but she traveled to Minnesota to be with the friend!! and her group and I told me she is mentally healthy there, it is just me here! And she bad mouths me to every single person! I am not abusive at all. If I have to hear one more thing about her listening to her cosmic masters and buying crystals I will scream![/quote]
Well if she has depression, she should be seeing a therapist.  Is she seeing a therapist?
My DD (with very mild adhd) told me she had adhd back when she was 15.  I ended up taking her to a really good CBT (cognitive behavior) therapist, who really helped her learn skills to navigate anxiety, depression, and her adhd.  As a bonus, OP, it gives the teen someone other than you to pour all their negative energy into.  So it reduced the "living hell" aspect to "minor hell."[/quote]
She had adhd, and was not diagnosed with the depression. Her therapist thinks she is exhibiting some bipolar traits. She refuses to go to the therapist regularly, only when the she wants and right away. So, no, her therapist does not have slots open on whim. DD is also telling her brother that she has a heart condition. So, DS gets all worried if sister is upset. She does not have a heart condition. She has orthostatic bp, on a very few occasions, and cardiologist ruled out any cardio issues. I have a great therapist that does CBP, but she doesn't want to go to her, instead she likes this therapist where she can have an hour of criticizing me. Kid is as self centered as it gets. She actually cut her toe nails in her brother's car!! one night, for some reason, but not in her car since that was gross. She is all kinds of messed up. She missed a flight on purpose, and overstayed her welcome at a friends. She acts like the whole world is there to serve her. Sure, I sound nuts too. Trust me, you would sound nuts if you had to listen to her being in a bad mood bcs Mercury or something is in a depression, or there is a full moon, or Venus is entering something![/quote]

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