Living with someone bipolar? How do you cope?

[kernow]

By all living together it may be asking more of her than she is able to give. The symptoms and reactions can be different in different individuals, some people like your mum have very frequent mood changes, others have long periods of depression or episodes of mania (as if they are living on fast forward). Don't take her behaviour personally, just try to be supportive and if you suspect that she is not taking her tablets encourage her to see her doctor.