Dealing with Bipolarism

[GoldenRivet]

she has an aversion to traditional medication and injections

partly because she is scared of needles

party because her mother became an addict and she was removed from her home life at a young age and placed with other family members.

add those two together and you have a recipe for someone who is hard core about new age medicine

She wont even take Asprin or Tylenol... but im sure i can get her to do something when we spend some time talking this weekend.

who knows? its tough when you end up caring for someone who either has bipolar disorder - or just sort of seems like they do.

[CaptainHaplo]

GR - I went through a heart rending situation a couple of years ago because of the depression of someone I cared for. All I can say is stay strong, respect that the other person has a perspective you can partially understand, but never fully. Be supportive as you can be, but don't sacrifice who you are in trying to help them.

If I can offer support in any way, let me know.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

hard core about new age medicine

VERY BAD IDEA.

Stop her from depending on that exclusively. Even shoot her in the leg if that is needed to stop her from going there.

Esoteric dumbheads should be held responsible by penalty law code for what they write and tell other people.

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by Skybird

VERY BAD IDEA.

Stop her from depending on that exclusively. Even shoot her in the leg if that is needed to stop her from going there.

Esoteric dumbheads should be held responsible by penalty law code for what they write and tell other people.

I agree

my motto is "better living through chemistry"

to my credit i did manage to get her to take a tylenol for a headache a few weeks ago.