I've posted many threads about my relationship with my kids. My husband has tried to mediate things to the point one of them is extremely upset with him. I've also felt the "I'm not loved" by them through the time of me raising them. I did so much for them during my mania period but I'm sure they felt abandoned during my depression state. THey only seem to remember the bad and not the good. He's thinking about trying to get them to come down and all of us go to see my therapist.

Friends: Wow. I have a small group of friends that I know are true friends. They've stayed with me when I back out of plans. I've told this small group about my BP. Just got back from a 2 week vacation with one of them. But, recently I thought I had a large group of new girl friends. Before I was dx I discovered many of them were only "friends" because of my position in the community. Out of that group (about 12) only two still invite me to do things. I once heard that people who everyone only has a small group of "true" friends. I don't know if that's true or not. But, it is certainly true in my case.