Correction from the 1st thread.
I HAD lived under the same roof with my Mother
I moved out some time ago. I had to.
I guess I goofed cause of how I'm feeling which is
depressed.
But all throughout my teen years & well into my 20's
Mom was a loose cannon.
I now live in my own apartment.
Mom has known to just lose it.
Once when we went out to a Chinese restaurant
Mom started stressing out because she couldn't find
a parking spot. She is mentally ill it doesn't take much
to throw us off.
Somehow she got it into her head to park her car in the neighboring
restaurant. One of the restaurant employees came out & told my Mother that she couldn't park there.
What came next? A totally embarrassing scene from my Mother.
Can anyone else relate?
With my Father now gone, Mom is all I have left.
That's it for now.

[Travelinglady]

I'm sure my sons can relate. I am bipolar, and I have definitely had my moments. They try to make sure not to visit for too long! They are both adults now....

The main factor is to hope the parent stays in treatment. And, ideally, doesn't get under a lot of stress.

[Victoria'smom]

I'm a child of a family who all have been dx'd bipolar but I'm the only one in treatment besides my grandma. I moved out at 16 for my own sanity. All I wanted from my parents as a kid is to be in treatment. So that's what I have to do for my child. I moved far away from them and they only see my son supervised by myself or husband. I need to do this so that my son has the most stable up bringing and happy memories of his grand parents. I talk to my family daily but visit only twice a year.

[Darth Bane]

i know and you really cant just shout at her. she gets hurt easily. but then there are so many teens years and years before that when she was kind of mean. shouting at me was like favorite past-time of my mom that until i started replying. but before that for my first 16 years everyday morning she will get mad at me and at evening she will regret it.

I'm sure my sons can relate. I am bipolar, and I have definitely had my moments. They try to make sure not to visit for too long!

i am afraid to visit her. for first 2 days she is really happy, at third day she is angry at me for no reason. i reply something then she is sad for whole day. now i even try to make sure i don't speak with her for too long!

[faerie_moon_x]

I live with my mother-in-law who has bipolar. I didn't grow up with her. Right now she's not in treatment because she hasn't gotten onto the perscription benefits for Medicare yet. Mostly she's fine. But, we've had some interesting days when we're both cycling. Mostly we get along, but sometimes it shows that two people with bipolar and not in treatment are cycling.

[BipolaRNurse]

My mother was never diagnosed, but looking back over her behaviors during the years I was growing up, I have no doubt whatsoever that she was bipolar. She self-medicated with alcohol and prescription drugs, but she had very drastic mood swings that she blamed on her menstrual cycle, and then later on menopause. She could be a lot of fun to hang out with, but those dark times when she was a cold-hearted witch or a blazing-hot screaming Mimi were NOT fun. And you always had to agree with her---if she told you the sky was purple, you'd damned well better say "Yep, it's purple all right" or the wrath of God would be unleashed.

I learned very early in life that I was terrified of anger....her anger in particular. This fear is something that plagues me to this day, even though she herself has been gone for many years and I have a lot of rage as part of my BP as well. So many times I wish now that she'd gotten help....so many times I wish she'd done it so I'd have had the courage to get diagnosed sooner. As it was, I didn't receive my dx until the age of 53. But, better late than never, right?