Hello--

Exactly a week ago my 15 year old daughter was released from an 8 day stay at an in-patient facility, diagnosed with bipolar II. She's home and I think making great progress: she's stopped hurting herself and keeps up with her meds. She is feeling overwhelmed about being so far behind at school (9th grade) though her teachers have been great about working with her. Instead, she gets angry and refuses to talk to me or her mom because "we can't understand" and she has "to put up with this stuff every day." We had to pick her up early at school today--she said he couldn't finish without a "melt down." Is dealing with this part of the patience you all talk about when dealing with bipolar teens? These flashes of anger from time to time and feelings of being overwhlemed. This refusal to talk to us so we can help?