A person in distress is more likely to feel calmer when his or her experience has first been validated by another person. Be brief . Moralizing or going into great detail often leads to the message getting lost. Avoid unnecessary nagging and criticisms. Make an effort to recognize and acknowledge positive attributes, actions of the person Share information.
Children find it particularly difficult to live at home with a parent who has bipolar.
They feel confused, afraid, hurt, ashamed as well as unknowledgeable about how to respond to a parent during the illness phase as well as after recovery. An open discussion about the illness can help to give the child some sense of control in an otherwise overwhelming situation. This sense of control helps, in turn, to preserve a sense of inner security.