I had lepidopterophobia for years as a kid. I was utterly terrified of butterflies to the point where I'd scream and cry whenever I saw one. One time, when I was little, my parents took me to a butterfly sanctuary. They thought me seeing them and being around them would make my phobia go away. It went about as well as you'd expect.
I was wondering if these sorts of things were common among people who had phobias as children.
Anyone else's BP parent apparently a victim in literally every situation and every argument ever?
Apparently, she (the bipolar drug addict who was unmedicated for both bipolar and ADHD for years along with other severe mental health issues, who yelled at her child while they were making I statements in therapy, has a history of lying to their kid in order to get money for drugs, as well as a history of going into their bank account without asking for money because she can't afford to pay her bills because of buying shit durin manic episodes and, surprise surprise, drugs) is a constant victim and has been the only person in the family who's ever had to walk on eggshells. Not her child, who at times thought she literally hated them during their childhood.
I remember telling her she had no right to yell at me and treat me like shit and all she said was "I hAvE nO rIgHtS!" Like, if you think your only right is to be a piece of shit, then, yeah, I guess so, then, fuck you. She's fine when she's happy but when she's in a bad mood she's the most venomous asshole you'll ever meet, and even then, she's a victim. I'm going low contact when I eventually move out, but that's gonna be a long time due to my schizophrenia. Every time I think about this shit, my blood just boils. I hate what she's put me through and doesn't have the goddamn decency to admit it.
I wonder how common this is for bipolar parents.