I'm just gonna come out with it...

Aerobug
Sun, 08 May 2011 19:19:22 +0000

My only suggestion is to get her on medication. I know many people who have bi polar disorder and can’t function without their medication.
It shouldn’t take that long to get. All she would have to do is take the meds in the morning before work and she should be good to go.

I’m sorry you have to go through this. I have bi polar depression (known formally as ‘manic depression’), so I completely understand that feeling that your loved ones are out to get you. It’s a chemical imbalance that completely takes over your feelings so you have to learn to develop strong rational thought. Think, for example, the feeling of being heartbroken. You know that you will get better in time but no matter how hard you try to tell yourself this, your sad feelings still linger. That is what she is feeling. She knows that you are not to blame but her feelings won’t go away, and because we generally act upon feelings, she lashes out at you.

Like I said before, get her on medication. There should be no excuse if she generally cares for your well being. But don’t ask her to try it while she’s going through a phase because then she’ll get angrier. Ask her when she’s in a normal mood.