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Warpy

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5. I'm so very sorry. Yes, it is very frightening

Tue Apr 18, 2017, 12:48 AM

Apr 2017

and severe mania can encompass psychosis, usually as a result of sleep deprivation. Paranoia is the flip side of grandiosity, meaning the person will be too untrusting or downright frightened to listen to you.

You can't force anyone to seek treatment unless you can demonstrate threats to you or anyone else, preferably in front of multiple witnesses. Even then it's a short hold for evaluation and the person can still refuse treatment. The laws on this suck, they went from involuntary commitment of people nobody wanted any more to no help at all, really no matter how desperately it is needed.

If you can manage to get this person to get into voluntary treatment during a depressive episode, that can be your best bet.

Protect yourself. Leave if you have to. Make an appointment with a mental help therapist yourself to find out coping strategies and what your local laws will allow you to do.

Cops are no help at all since they consider tasers to be tranquilizers. They're not.

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I think a family member is manic and bi-polar and it is scaring [View all] Lint Head Apr 2017 OP

I am so sorry You are dealing with this. furtheradu Apr 2017 #1

Thank you. Lint Head Apr 2017 #15

Get help. I've experience this. During the anger phase the person can get violent and do harm. brush Apr 2017 #26

Seek professional advice cilla4progress Apr 2017 #2

another amen here nt steve2470 Apr 2017 #11

any chance this person would agree to see a medical professional Skittles Apr 2017 #3

amen nt steve2470 Apr 2017 #10

We're trying to approach that. Convincing someone to Lint Head Apr 2017 #16

We have talked about it but it's difficult. Thank you. Lint Head Apr 2017 #20

This is tough..because in a manic phase nadine_mn Apr 2017 #4

I'm so very sorry. Yes, it is very frightening Warpy Apr 2017 #5

Good advice... Rollo Apr 2017 #6

Thank you so much. Lint Head Apr 2017 #17

You are so kind. Lint Head Apr 2017 #19

Stay as far away as possible from this person. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2017 #7

Thank you. Lint Head Apr 2017 #18

WTF? retrowire Apr 2017 #23

+1 nt steve2470 Apr 2017 #24

Seriously retrowire Apr 2017 #25

I think the OP wanted to avoid unpleasantness steve2470 Apr 2017 #28

Well abandoning family is a hell of a way to do it. nt retrowire Apr 2017 #29

agreed! to be clear, I do NOT think the OP wants to abandon family steve2470 Apr 2017 #30

No, sometimes it is called "staying alive." Warpy Apr 2017 #33

Well since the shouting is violent retrowire Apr 2017 #35

Cops here kill mentally ill people Warpy Apr 2017 #36

Post edited for clarity and wiser words retrowire Apr 2017 #37

so compassionate Skittles Apr 2017 #31

A view from inside the disease LastLiberal in PalmSprings Apr 2017 #8

THIS IS EXCELLENT, thank you so much from the father of a bipolar son, the son of a bipolar father, steve2470 Apr 2017 #9

Thank you so much. Your information and input is encouraging. Lint Head Apr 2017 #13

Thank for this insight- do you mind if I ask a personal question? nadine_mn Apr 2017 #27

I became aware that something was wrong when I was in high school LastLiberal in PalmSprings Apr 2017 #32

Thank you so much for sharing your story - that takes a lot of courage nadine_mn Apr 2017 #34

This was alluded to by another poster but.... steve2470 Apr 2017 #12

Thank you so much. Lint Head Apr 2017 #14

not much i can add here, but mopinko Apr 2017 #21

Thank you. Lint Head Apr 2017 #22