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I apologize that I haven't been close by the last two days, I have been somewhat under the weather but I'm up and at it again. I have a question that I'm hoping someone might be able to help me with.

I have an adult child who struggles with Bipolar Disorder. As a parent I do everything I can to help her. My background in mental health and years of counseling have not been much help for me. I suppose it's because I'm her mother.

I need input from someone who is not related and who may have been dealing with the same issues.

How do you work through the family challenges with this disease and what advice would you give a parent who's child is an adult dealing with this issue.

Working with adolescents is much different for a parent to deal with as opposed to it being an adult who has already been independent, had a family and then having been disabled due to the severity of the disorder.

I look forward to your response.

I apologize that I haven't been close by the last two days, I have been somewhat under the weather but I'm up and at it again. I have a question that I'm hoping someone might be able to help me with.

I have an adult child who struggles with Bipolar Disorder. As a parent I do everything I can to help her. My background in mental health and years of counseling have not been much help for me. I suppose it's because I'm her mother.

I need input from someone who is not related and who may have been dealing with the same issues.

How do you work through the family challenges with this disease and what advice would you give a parent who's child is an adult dealing with this issue.

Working with adolescents is much different for a parent to deal with as opposed to it being an adult who has already been independent, had a family and then having been disabled due to the severity of the disorder.

I look forward to your response.

Burt, thank you so much. I want to help my daughter but I sometimes feel that because I was a mental health counselor and due to my work experience both of us cannot communicate due to trust and fears. Fears like are we doing this right, are we answering the questions right and are we really listening?

Thank you again. I start the video's first thing tomorrow.

Blessings my friend.