Spouses of Bipolar in Active Relationships

My local chapter of NAMI is having a walk tomorrow morning. I am really going to try to go. My daughter had a cold and I think is sharing with mommy

What a great idea, Here4. Can you drag your Typhoid Mary daughter with you? (I don't know how old she is..., so this may be TOTALLY unrealistic.) It helps children cope if you can find ways to educate them and help them feel like mental health advocates.

Typhoid Mary is almost 14 months old. I will see how we feel in the morning. I told my husband that there was something I wanted to do in the morning but he really needs to sleep in (my words not his) because he has been working a crazy amount of overtime. Either way I'll find the support group. I got my daughter a new indie yesterday that says "My mommy is exhausted!". SO true!

Oh. I guess 14 months is a bit young for a power walk! And a bit too big for you to power walk with her in the stroller?

I hope you feel better soon. And that hubby gets some sleep. Sleep is SO important to prevent hypomania and mania.

what is NAMI

NAMI stands for National Alliance on Mental Illness. Their website is www.nami.org/ They are the a nonprofit group to advocate for people with mental illnesses and their families. They have support groups, educational meeting, and things like this walk which is typically to raise awareness. I went to their family to family class and recomend it to everyone who has someone in their family with a serious mental illness. It's a free 12 week class and I learned a TON!

Sounds like a good experience, I hope you feel good enough to make it.

Good for you! Hope you were able to go on the walk! 14 months is definitely not too old to power walk in a stroller. I still powerwalk with my 5 year old in the stroller!

That NAMI family to family class is very good, I hear. I haven't gone to it. I guess it has a lot of information for people who haven't been dealing with MI very long. I hear it gets very in depth, hence, the 12 week course. It's a good way to get info and connect with other people who are dealing with the same thing.