My Mother Is Bipolar But Refuses Help

[LoneKiller]

She's going to get help, great!

Keep me posted on how she's doing.

Will do.

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I just want to thank all of you again for your kind words and support. It means a lot. It really does.

 

[VanillaCreme]

I'm bipolar and all the meds I have to take is really something I had to learn to accept. I would get to feeling better and stop taking them, claiming I didn't need them anymore. I think, for me, I reached rock bottom enough times to realize that I can't *live* without them in my life.
Is she willing to go to therapy? It's the best thing and will help her see clearly enough to maybe reconsider medication.

My uncle does that. He's taken meds for as long as I can remember. And he goes through these phases every so often, claiming that his meds have cured him and that he no longer needs them. I used to have to tell him to start taking them again, and after a touch of resistance, he would begin taking them again. I'm glad he listens to me about it, and then I tend to monitor all of what he's taking. He's usually someone very on top of all his appointments and medications. What he doesn't realize is that what he has probably won't be cure.