worried.

Okay, this might be silly to you but im worried about it this is a very sensitive subject for me PLEASE DONT QUOTE! thanks to my family members, please dont judge me. I am bi polar, i also have anxiety, depression, manic mood swings, insomnia, and PTSD all of them except PTSD can be genetic my daughters father also has these disorders. Some of my family members have told me that my daughter will have them since they are genetic and me and him both have them... and that worries me. Are they right in your opinion? Do you think there is a chance she wont have these disorders?

there is a chance she will and chance she won't. i don't know all the stats, though.

I think it just depends. My mom has OCD, depression and anxiety. I have depression and anxiety, but no OCD. On the other hand my 16 year old sister has shown no signs of having any of them. I think it's just hit or miss.

There is a chance she won't have them. There's a chance she will. I have depression in my family but none of my other mental illnesses, including anxiety. There's always a chance she could but there's always a chance she wont

I may be wrong, but I have always heard bipolar & other mental issues skipped generations...idk for sure. Since both of you have it, she could have a higher risk of getting it. Butttt both of my parents are bipolar & neither me or my brothers have it.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Colton's Mommy ♥:</b>" I may be wrong, but I have always heard bipolar & other mental issues skipped generations...idk for sure. ... [snip!] ... have it, she could have a higher risk of getting it. Butttt both of my parents are bipolar & neither me or my brothers have it."</blockquote>



I dont think it skips my dad has it, all my brothers and sisters have it.

<blockquote><b>Quoting HopingforaMiracle:</b>" There is a chance she won't have them. There's a chance she will. I have depression in my family but ... [snip!] ... none of my other mental illnesses, including anxiety. There's always a chance she could but there's always a chance she wont"</blockquote>



I hope she doesnt get it, i dont want her to have to go through all the things i did.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Gemmas mommy!:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting HopingforaMiracle:</b>" There is a chance she won't have them. ... [snip!] ... a chance she wont"</blockquote> I hope she doesnt get it, i dont want her to have to go through all the things i did."</blockquote>




I don't blame you. I don't want my girl to have what I have

Quoting HopingforaMiracle:" There is a chance she won't have them. There's a chance she will. I have depression in my family but ... [snip!] ... none of my other mental illnesses, including anxiety. There's always a chance she could but there's always a chance she wont"

This!

I worried about the same thing when I was pregnant iwth my oldest because my ex has mild OCD, bipolar and adhd.

Quoting Gemmas mommy!:" <blockquote><b>Quoting HopingforaMiracle:</b>" There is a chance she won't have them. ... [snip!] ... a chance she wont"</blockquote> I hope she doesnt get it, i dont want her to have to go through all the things i did."

I do not blame you..

<blockquote><b>Quoting HopingforaMiracle:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Gemmas mommy!:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting HopingforaMiracle:</b>" ... [snip!] ... to have to go through all the things i did."</blockquote> I don't blame you. I don't want my girl to have what I have"</blockquote>

I think my family just likes to scare me, mental illness is very common in my family all my brothers and sisters have bi polar and most their kids have some form of mental illness.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Gemmas mommy!:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting HopingforaMiracle:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Gemmas ... [snip!] ... is very common in my family all my brothers and sisters have bi polar and most their kids have some form of mental illness."</blockquote>




Doesn't mean that Gemma would be destined to get some form of mental illness. Like I said she could but she could also not

Quoting Gemmas mommy!:" "

i kind of feel like if you are calm and balanced in how you raise her, she is ultimately going to be a calm and balanced person. i'm not saying that she can't still have any of those illnesses or whatever, but.... i feel like that is the only way to try to prevent any of it.

i don't necessarily think that i have mental illness (i have never been diagnosed with anything), but... my mom was kinda crazy as we were growing up. she has admitted recently that she was very depressed a lot of her life (and consequently ours--my sister's and mine). she was a good mom, but she yelled and flipped out for weird reasons. she wanted things a certain way and got upset easily. so... i kind of have adopted some of the same ways, which i am not proud of and am actively trying to change. i anger easily, get upset easily, want things just a certain way and have trouble dealing when they're not. one of my sisters is really calm all the time and doesn't get pissed off very easily. my other 2 are kind of in between, similar to me.

i'm not saying all mental illness can be handled in this way. i'm just saying that if you're doing whatever you need to do (whether it's meds or therapy or whatever) to keep yourself grounded and balanced, then hopefully your child won't have the issues you have/had. and if she does, then... she does. and you get her help. idk if all this is making sense....

<blockquote><b>Quoting MommaNoodle:</b>" i kind of feel like if you are calm and balanced in how you raise her, she is ultimately going to be ... [snip!] ... have the issues you have/had. and if she does, then... she does. and you get her help. idk if all this is making sense...."</blockquote>


No it makes sense some behaviours and aditudes and ways with dealing with things are learned. some arnt. One good thing is if she does end up having some of these i will know what to look out for and what the signs are so she be able to get a early intervention with it if she needs it.

<blockquote><b>Quoting HopingforaMiracle:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Gemmas mommy!:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting HopingforaMiracle:</b>" ... [snip!] ... Doesn't mean that Gemma would be destined to get some form of mental illness. Like I said she could but she could also not"</blockquote>

I know, i think as my due date gets closer my anxiety is getting the best of me.