Question about Bi-polar and house buying.

What kind of mental health and medical care is she getting for her condition? Does she see a doctor? Is she on medication? If so, they clearly aren't working. Does she make her own health care decisions, or do you have power of attorney? I ask that since she seems to be living with you. It's unclear what your arrangement with her is. If she is mentally unstable, then I would imagine that instability in living arrangements aren't helping.

My heart hurts for this. I will be praying.

Are you sure its not schizophrenia not all people with bipolar hear voices and have hallucinations. It could be just a psyhoctic episode thats been triggered.
Theyre are different diagnoses that respond to different medications. Bipolar is treatable and can be managed but if shes on mood stabilizers its not the same as being on anti psychotics..and she seems to be on so many different meds that it can be a nightmare just surviving on them ...they do have side effects.

Anyone can burn down a house dont be silly, just becAuse someone has mental illness doesnt mean they are a pyro.

You posting on a christian forum so best advice is prayer. Is she a believer, does she know the Lord, thats most important.

I am not sure what you asking are you in a flatting situation with her or what.
If shes 65 she sould be eligible for a pension.
Moving house is difficult for most people even if they not ill. If someone is having an episode the best thing is to go somewhere peaceful and quiet with not so much stimulation. No tv, phones, clutter etc.
also sounds like shes still grieving her loss. Sometimes the best thing is just to take one day at a time. If shes able to read, suggest the bible. Walks, that sort of thing.

Johnboy53 said:

My friend has Bi-polar that she has had for years like back when she was 26 years old. She now 65 years old. Her own family has disowned her because of her Bi-polar. She lost her husband after 43 years of marriage and just went down hill with this medical problem. Been in many mental hospitals after her husband died. I think the world of her and trying to help her but having a hard time trying. She hears voices and see things that are not there. She seems too not be able to make a change from one place to another. We moved from appartment too a one house and I changed my mind and then moved to another and now she is having a major problem changing. Will she ever deal with the change? Could she burn down my second
house?

Thanks, Johnboy

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I will pray for your friend. I am also BI-polar and can understand a lot about what she is going through. Has she done or said anything that leads you to believe that she is serious about wanting to burn down your house? If you are that fearful about this you can contact your local police department and file a report. That way you at least have it documented that you reported this in case she should repeat the threat.

she is on a mood stabilizer and two antipsychotics.

Between 1800 and 1950, basically,
regular medical doctors often gave people with pellagra and similar deficiencies
(dealing with nutrition AS WELL AS with any disease if diagnosed )
Niacin and other b-vitamins and made sure of an improved diet,
and as far as we can find out, had better results than corporate institutions today.

Pellagra is common where people eat lots of corn that is not nixtamalized. Corn has a lot of niacin, but it has to be treated in order for our bodies to use it.

redblue22 said:

Pellagra is common where people eat lots of corn that is not nixtamalized. Corn has a lot of niacin, but it has to be treated in order for our bodies to use it.

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Thank you , I didn't know that.
I only knew(read about) that a century ago , what they called pellagra then(and gave vitamins for, as well as medicine if needed), is called sczofrenia today, and perhaps also biipollar. Then when drugs became patented and extremely profitable,
well, business is business.....

Being 65+ and mentally unhealthy, she should qualify for financial assistance from the government. There's various programs; she might qualify for more than one. There's Social Security, SSI, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act (healthcare.gov), and others.

Seek God for wisdom about what to do. Also ask and keep asking him for strength. Ask him for whatever you need to do Good, but God will grant especially grant wisdom. It sounds like you're in a situation where you're ability to keep going will eventually run out if God doesn't act. If you commit to him to care for her until he says otherwise, he will provide. One thing he could do is provide for you—strength, help, and/or money—so you can take care of her.

IMO, you need to act before you reach the limit of what you can handle. Dealing with what you would do from reaching your limit may itself be a draining task that takes longer than you expect. You could look for organizations near you that provide low cost advice/assistance/treatment to the mentally ill, including ones that will just talk to you. You can Google for free or low cost mental health care near your city. e.g., "free mental health care near Nashville TN." She may get to the point where it is impossible for any individual to care for her. You can talk to organizations about housing options. You can also Google something like "mentally ill living near Nashville TN."