I am sorry you are here. It sounds like a very difficult position to be in. This is a great place for support and advice. I think your best course of action is to take the focus off of her (and her mental health) and focus on you--180, GAL, and detachment.
I want to caution people on giving advice when it comes to dealing with mental health issues. This is a serious and delicate subject. There is a lot of misinformation out there and it can be difficult to know what is accurate and what it not. I work in health care and we have a term for this that we call "google doctors," and while it is great that people want to educate themselves, often people don't know how to distinguish evidence based research from articles that restate info/material, which can be done inaccurately.
I don't know what KGuy is referring to when it comes to his research, but unless he is a medical psychiatrist, I don't feel he should be making such generalizations. It is also unlikely that someone with the qualifications to do so would in this setting (a public forum and from the perspective of the LBS and not the patient).
I have an adult daughter that is Bipolar and still lives at home. Many of the statements by KGuy do not apply to her and I do not agree with them based on my research. I actually find some of it offensive. If you want to learn more about Bipolar disorder, please make sure you know where to look and please use caution when sharing what you have learned with others.
Thank you, Blu
“Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon.” – Nelson Mandela
