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Originally Posted by Eloise42
How one hundred percent positive are you guys about the diagnosis of bipolar? I ask because that is a LOT of external havoc she is wreaking and there can be many reasons why kids do that.
Often when people physically hurt themselves and the people they love it is a way of asking for help. Freaking out at other people's houses and at you and worrying about her own behavior around you could indicate some serious trust issues. Children who experience trauma often don't say anything and also can display the kind of behavior you are describing. I could be totally off and you do have a family history of bipolar but that was my gut reaction.
For what it's worth it can get better. My cousin has Ausberger's and for a while it took two adults watching him at all times. You literally couldn't take your eyes off of him for sixty seconds. Now he is fourteen and you would have no idea there was anything different about him. Children's brains are miraculously adaptable.
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When I was 4 I was molested&sodomized by an uncle&I didn't say anything for a yr&the whole time I did things like slam my feet in the car door2hurt myself, pinch myself, I picked up a razorblade knowing it was dangerous but I grabbed it in the palm of my hand&had2get stitches, and once I even cut my hair off.
After I told my mom what was goin on, I stopped hurting myself. Looking back I think I did it b/c I felt guilty about what had happened&I wanted to tell but I was afraid. But 13yrs after that I was DX'd w/BPD after I tried to OD on pills.
I'm not saying that anything happened to your daughter but also you never know.
My mom didn't want2admit anything could ever be wrong with me&even as a teenager when I needed help&felt terribly about myself she ignored it. I'm happy to read about a parent who wants to help their child. It hurts sometimes to be a kid&its good to know some parents will try as hard as they can to help their child. Imjustadad, good for you for looking for a solution. Definitly get her thyroid checked though&always get a second or even third or fourth opinion.