09-01-2018 06:17 PM
09-01-2018 06:17 PM
I have just joined this group to try & find some answers with regards to my eldest daughter. I have strongly suspected for some time, that she has bipolar, because she has very extreme highs & lows. I have recently found out that she has had an extramarital affair & I am devastated. I’m not sure if her husband of 12 years is aware of this. My son-in-law is a good man & I don’t want her to destroy her marriage/life if there is a way of helping her/them. I think she needs to seek professional advice & get a formal diagnosis, but I don’t know how the best way to convince her to do this. I think she will deny that she has any issues when I speak to her about this. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
10-01-2018 04:15 AM
10-01-2018 04:15 AM
@SusanMay Hi SusanMay I have Bipolar and schioaffective disorder and when I was very sick my mother was the only one who was trying to get me help from other people but not once did she say to me I think you are sick and need to go to a psychiatrist. I was so sick I didnt know I was ill you see ... I am just saying here and now I wish she did because things could have turned out very differently for me.
10-01-2018 07:18 AM
10-01-2018 07:18 AM
10-01-2018 07:26 AM
10-01-2018 01:10 PM
10-01-2018 01:10 PM
The worse thing about the condition, is that generally the person who has the condition does not think that there is anything wrong with themselves and convincing them to go and talk to a phychiatrist is very difficult.
You should read up on Bi polar symptons and see whether they relate to your daughter, then she how she reacts when you say that should see someone. But if she is manic she wont hear a word of it.
10-01-2018 04:22 PM
10-01-2018 04:22 PM
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