Dealing with mental illness: Two steps forward, one step back for a lifetime because we deserve it

[DenaliDemocrat]

45. She is bi-polar

And co-morbidity of narcissistic/histrionic personality disorder. She was in residential treatment for two and a half years because when manic - she was dangerous to herself and others around her.

According to her therapists - bi-polar rarely exists as a stand alone disorder and is usually accompanied with a cluster B co-morbidity.

Honestly, I don’t know. It was the worst time in my life. I almost went bankrupt taking care of all of the expenses, the other children suffered, and as soon as she was out - she quit taking her meds and refused to go to therapy. See, she LIKES the manic episodes. However when you come home to a bunch of junkies doing crack and meth…

She may be ill, but she’s a horrible and dangerous person. I have no contact and don’t plan to unless she is medicated and in weekly therapy with an honest to God psychologist (not a counselor) and under a psychiatrist’s supervision.