Posted by Solstice on March 1, 2012, at 21:33:22
In reply to Re: Moon sent home from school today - sigh.., posted by Phillipa on March 1, 2012, at 20:53:16
> I didn't know Moon was in advanced classes also. That really is very stressful. I'm sure her intelligence is more than capable of the advanced classes but can her both physical and mental conditions or better yet should they be on the extreme? I was also in advanced high school and my Mom died and I asked to be put into classes for average.
Her counselor and I have been trying to get her to move into regular classes (except AP English). I think she's a little more open to it. In her bipolar distortions, she somehow thinks that moving out of the advanced classes is *because* she's not smart enough. We keep telling her that it has nothing to do with her intelligence; that it's just that she has an illness she didn't ask for that is interfering with her ability to perform, and she needs to move so she can have a chance to heal and that when she heals, she can go right back on to do it however she likes. I've had trouble getting her to see that she might do long-term damage if she doesn't look after her mental health and have respect for the limitations her illness imposes. The grandiosity of her hypomania causes her to take on WAY more than is humanly possible, and she has really got to understand that she can't do that to herself. But.. when in an episode, there's no reasoning with her.
> My anxiety was too high. I can remember walking the halls in a fog that is the way stress effects me at times or feel like my head will explode. I'd also thought of the home schooling. I sure don't want to take a thing away from Moon I just feel she could be under too much pressure from herself and is she a people pleaser.
You're right on point. Moon's self-expectations are incredibly unreasonable.
I also get to the point of exploding and do when so frustrated at not knowing what's wrong. Fear is powerful I keep using myself as an example only as I trying to step into her shoes as I'm fearing death terribly and Moon is fearing "what's wrong with me & not wanting to fail? If I'm wrong I'm wrong. As for anxiety I'm probably the Queen of it. For instant relief if haven't been on them xanax. And a person will only take the amount to relieve the horrible stress not keep escalating the dose. These are just my thoughts. And sincerly good luck tomorrow. Phillipa
Thanks Phillipa, your descriptions really are very helpful
Solstice
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