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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think I always knew my mom was bipolar. It didn't dawn on me just how bad it had been until I was away from her in college. It impacted me throughout my life. We walked on pins and needles around her. I have a hard trusting that people around me aren't privately seething at me, and going to have some huge outburst over a minor infraction. DH sometimes gets peeved because I slip into a pattern of constantly asking if he is mad at me. I feel like living with my mom made me an incredibly anxious person. I have spent years in therapy undoing the damage.[/quote] I should also add, my mom has had stints in residential treatment as well. My grandparents were caregivers during those periods, and I always felt safer with them. My parents were divorced, and I often ended up taking care of my mom when she was not functional.[/quote]
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