when he was, then my (non-expert) opinion is that it is probably not
bipolar. This does not mean it isnt serious though. I would sit down with
him, you and your wife, and use every bit of parental authority that you
have to say look son, you are not like this, there is something wrong,
honest, please come with us to this doctor. And choose the doctor carefully
beforehand as you may not get a second chance. But I take all this sort of
stuff seriously; a good friend of mine killed himself and it was after I
blew him off thinking he was't serious.
Dana
> We're convinced our son (almost 23) either has depression, bipolar, or
> both. But he hates doctors, and has the "I am a Vulcan, there is no
> pain" attitude <bs>. He comes over with a little dark rain cloud over
> him, mopes, won't talk about it, brings us all down. But you can't get
> him to go get a workup let alone meds. <heavy sigh>.
>
> -Ben
>
> >> just feels weak.
> >> raised in the type of family where mental stuff is handled by, just
> get over
> >> it.
> >
> >My Dad is very much like that. It took a while for him to start to
> >understand why I couldn't just power my way through it.
> >
> >But remember that clinical depression is as much a medical problem as a
>
> >bad back or a blown knee.
> >
> >> but then again my grandmother was institutionalized most her life,
> but the
> >> mental part was never addressed, just shocked or drugged until calm..
> >> sad really.
> >
> >That is sad. Unfortunately, it's also historically common. Things are
>
> >appalling when the more fortunate solution was to just keep someone
> home
> >and never let the neighbors see. :-(
> >
> >--Ben
> >
> >
> _____
>
>
>
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