[Moray]

Hello all -
Brand new to the boards and glad to be here! My laundry list is Bipolar II, OCD, and GAD. I've been dealing with the Anxiety and OCD for over 20 years now, but was just recently diagnosed with Bipolar about a year ago.

Right now my anxiety levels are not pretty. I've been dealing with a lot of family issues, school issues, etc. and nothing seems to be alleviating my anxiety. My doc has me on Xanax on an as needed basis and it's not even touching it.

My family is a great support network for me, but sometimes they just don't get it. I was out to dinner with my mom and a few others the other evening and I could feel the beginnings of a panic attack coming on, so I took a Xanax. The next night when I talked to my mom she went up one side of me and down the other about taking my meds.

I got to hear, "I didn't think you were taking that anymore" to, "You were with your family why would you even need to take it?"

I'm just so tired of feeling judged for something I can't control. I suppose the point of this is to see if any of you have any suggestions as to handle this is an appropriate manner...as I'm about to blow my lid with my mom.

Thanks in advance!
~Moray

[roses4me]

My laundry list is

You're funny. You should check out some of the humour threads.

no judgement here
just a lot of people trying to get through the day
welcome

roses

[Perna]

Hey, Moray, welcome to PsychCentral. If your mother is judging you, I wouldn't tell her about the things YOU are doing that she criticizes? Only talk to her about the things that she supports you on?

I'm sorry you are finding recent times particularly stressful and I'm sure criticism of your attempts to help yourself doesn't help! Maybe make a laundry list of things that help you and/or "experiment" to find things that help and then you can concentrate on the list instead of on other people's hurtful comments; what others say is really about them, not us. If you mother has trouble with you taking meds, that's her problem!