Bipolar Sist-n-Law?!
Question: All this time that I have been married to my husband, his sister had always threw tantroms and would get so upset and so angry when anything would not go her way or someone would tell her NO. Even when we would tell her no, I feel like she will not let go until she gets some sort of payback. It has caused problems between me and my husband. Once my husband told me that she was once diagnosed with having tendencies of being bipolar. I forgot about that and now I am thinking that she is a mild case of bipolar. She has hurt me so much, I get so stresses just trying to deal with her. But now that i know she might be bipolar how do I deal with her? We have been ignoring her becuase of the rude things she says but, are we being rough on a person who is bipolar or is there another way? If you have a family member that is bipolar, how do you deal with them? Thank you in advanced!
Answers: All this time that I have been married to my husband, his sister had always threw tantroms and would get so upset and so angry when anything would not go her way or someone would tell her NO. Even when we would tell her no, I feel like she will not let go until she gets some sort of payback. It has caused problems between me and my husband. Once my husband told me that she was once diagnosed with having tendencies of being bipolar. I forgot about that and now I am thinking that she is a mild case of bipolar. She has hurt me so much, I get so stresses just trying to deal with her. But now that i know she might be bipolar how do I deal with her? We have been ignoring her becuase of the rude things she says but, are we being rough on a person who is bipolar or is there another way? If you have a family member that is bipolar, how do you deal with them? Thank you in advanced!
Put it this way, if she's Bi-Polar (which, btw, is a very serious mental illness) and hasn't bothered to seek help, then STAY away from her. If she has Borderline Personality Disorder(which is also possible), and she hasn't done anything about it, then REALLY stay away.
Her mental illness is not your problem. If you can't stand to be around her, then DON'T be around her because if you stay around her, then you actually feed into her sickness AND it tells her that you're willing to put up with her crap. You don't have to. Unless she's willing to seek YEARS of help, then you owe it to yourself it be around people who treat you with respect.
My family member [ Cousin ] that "CLAIMS"... Bi-Polar Disease.....
.... HAS "NEVER".... Grown UP !
She Claims.... PERMANENT ... PMS !
Her.... PARENTS.... Spoiled her.....!
Thanks for Asking ! RR
you did not marry her ignore her and go and visit friends if she comes over.
My husband is bi-polar. Don't except any behavior from her you wouldn't from any other person. She needs meds and therapy most likely. Don't allow bi-polar to be an excuse for bad behavior.
I have a friend who is bipolar & he doesnt throw tantrums. He just gets real up's and down's, when hes up he doesnt stop moving and hes hes quite hyper & when hes down hes very low & doesnt want 2 do anything or see or speak to n e 1. These highs & lows jump from 1 extreme to the other everyday.
Bipolar is a very difficult & delicate disorder to handle so you shouldnt get upset or angry with her if she does have that. Although 2 me what your describing sounds more like a difficult inlaw than sum1 with bipolar, perhaps try having a chat with her about her behaviour & how it makes you feel & ask her 2 explain why shes like that but try not 2 let it escalate from a simple chat.
And if she does have bipolar then there are lots of different types of medication to help with the disorder if she has been dignosed.
Hope this helps a little.
Are you a liscensed psychologist? Who are you to "diagnose" you SIL? Have you taken a good hard look at your side of the relationship? Is it possible that you may not be easy to get along with? Does that make you bipolar? If you can't deal with her, fine. But you have no right to lable her as mentally ill.