BiBunny
Moon Queen & Wanderer
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Ok, so I ended up asking her if she wanted to go be evaluated at a psychiatric facility, and she said yes. I took her, and they admitted her. I really, really hope she gets the help she needs there. I'm glad she has care and support for now. I hate to say it, but I'm not overly optimistic for the long run. I can admit that here. She is insisting she probably has a thyroid problem or has had a stroke. She is in total denial about being bipolar. I hope they help her accept her condition, if that will help her move on. She always insists she isn't "crazy", so she stops taking her meds, and then is shocked when she bottoms out. Grrrrrrrr! I want to see her get some insight into her own condition, but only if it helps bring her peace.
Elle - I hear what you are saying about her job situation. Unfortunately, it's almost a damned if you do, damned if you don't kind of thing It's highly dependent upon the higher ups at work.
GOD, THAT BEHAVIOR DRIVES ME BATSHIT. I've seen so much of it, and it makes me want to kick everybody who does it.
Here's the thing about being bipolar: We are crazy. But if we can take meds and feel better, then who the fuck cares if we're crazy or not? Like, that is completely irrelevant to the issue of taking medication.
The problem is that lack of insight into one's condition is very much a hallmark of bipolar. That's a part of a lot of mental illnesses, but I think it's even more pronounced in the psychotic disorders like bipolar and schizophrenia.
I'm so very sorry that you're having to deal with this. I hope this place will help her, and that she'll get her shit together and realize that she needs her meds. And I hope that, at the very least, you won't have to deal with it constantly.