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shania09

Joined: 02/05/2010

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Hi ya'll!! Well my name is Dacia (day-sha) and I live in Michigan. I have had bipolar disorder type 2 for about 5 yrs or so. The above pic is my beautiful 2yr old daughter Marisa. We were in Florida when this was taken.

I am married to a wonderful man who supports me in anyway I need, and is very patient with me, although there are times that he probably wanted to hide my body in various places. LOL We have been together for 10 yrs. I feel very fortunate that I have someone like my husband, and I know there many people who do not have this kind of support.

This community has been very helpful for me. Its a place I can go to and just bitch away and vent all I need too, and nobody tells me to shut up or I am not important enough to be heard, and best of all, I am not judged by anyone.

I love to have fun with people, laugh with them or even laugh at them (in a kind way) I also love to cook!!! I have a favorite recipe that I love because its a different way of making Apple Crisp. Its soooooooooo good!!

Nilla Apple Crisp
4 large Fugi apples (get them @wal-mart)
1/2 Cup packed brown sugar (divided)
2tsp ground cinnamon
1/3 Cup quick cooking oats (oatmeal)
1/4 Cup COLD margarine (stick butter)
25 Nilla Wafers crushed (about a cup of crumbs)
Cool Whip

Heat oven to 350
Toss apples with 1/4 cup bwn sugar, 1tsp cinnamon in a medium bowl. Spoon into a 8 or 9 inch square baking dish.

Combine oats remaining sugar and cinnamon in that medium bowl, cut in margarine either with a pasrty blender or use 2 butter knives until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in wafer crumbs, sprinkle ontop the apples.

Bake for 30 to 35 mintues or intil the apples are tender, serve with cool whip or cinnamon icecream, or what ever is good for you.

You also can substitute ther brown sugar with the Splenda Blend brown sugar, which I think makes the recipe taste better, and if you are diabetic, you can also have a little bit if you use the splenda blend, and sugar free whip cream. Of course eat it in moderation. If you are on a diet substitute nilla wafers with reduced fat ones and cool whip lite whipped topping.

Its also a great dish to bring in on Thanksgiving Day!! If you need to make more just double the recipe. I like to add more cinnamon and brown sugar, makes it a little better.

Anyway eat and enjoy!! :)

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kirkhy, I don't know if u will read or not, but like the others said, doc and pdocs alike...

Just be yourself............Everyone else is already taken. The biggest mistake you can make is being afraid to make one...

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kirkhy, I don't know if u will read or not, but like the others said, doc and pdocs alike do have a confidentially thing that exists for a reason. Lawyers have the same rule for the same thing believe it or not. For example, if u had to talk to a lawyer about a crime u committed like a hit and run accident. So how would u feel if your lawyer talked about this to a friend of his, and he didn't notice the DA (district attorney) that was behind him. This is why people whi get arrested and demand a lawyer and ther police have to stop immediately or risk the case getting thrown out of court. Itys the same why with mdoc's(medical doc) and pdoc's (psychiatrists). Would u want all your business aired about in public? People tend to feel better when they can talk about everything and anything and know they can't tell anyone else. The only thing that would be neglected, would be if the docs told someone else, even you. I am bipolar too. I really understand the frusration in dealing with different pdocs who didn't listen to me, just gave me drugs and said "Ok get out...next!!" Itook me a few YEARS before I found a decent pdoc who took the time to listen to me and not just pushj mood stablizing drugs at me. As for your daughter, if she is older then 18 yrs old, man I hate to tell u this, bu there ain't a damn thing u can do about her intil she comes back ansd may ask for your help and u do cause u love her despite what happend cause she is your flesh and blood. My sister sounds a little like your daughter expect the almost killing her mom. But rest assured man, those pdocs probably know more about what is going on with her then u know. So if she isn't taking meds, they can't do anything intil theu are sure that shje is a danger to herself or others. Maybe try and talk to them. They can't tell u anything she has said what they said to her,m but u can tell them what u see and what your thoughjts and feelings u have. But if u do, be polite. My Grandma has always told me "u get more flies with honey"
A mdoc are not really "specialized" in recognizing a mental illness, especially if they haven't been told. My mdoc would never had known I was bipolar if I didn't say anything. But I had to so if they gave me meds, they had to make sure they didn't harm me or interact with anything.
Well good luck with everything, and since I know u probably feel real helpless where she is concerned, so the only thing u can do is be there for her when she falls, and try not to judge her or bring up the past.View Thread

Just be yourself............Everyone else is already taken. The biggest mistake you can make is being afraid to make one...

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Melissa, people come this blog because they can lash out, have a bitch fest, let off...

Just be yourself............Everyone else is already taken. The biggest mistake you can make is being afraid to make one...

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