https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/supporting-family-and-friends/please-help-i-m-at-a-loss/m-p/38056#M1316 <P>My sister suffers from bipolar and we are at a loss on how to help her.</P> <P>She is married, 32 and has 4 kids. &nbsp;She has had depression for the past 4 - 5 years and is showing no signs of improvement. &nbsp;She is on anti depressant tablets, has sleep apnea, obesley overweight, and high blood pressure.</P> <P>She is a shell of her former self, no energy to do anything, she just wants to sleep her life away. &nbsp;She won't help herself or let anyone else help her. &nbsp;She won't go to councelling.</P> <P>I just want my sister back, the one that was full of life and always happy.</P> <P>Please give me a clue on how to help her, because I'm at a loss...I don't know what to do <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":disappointed_face:">😞</span></P> Wed, 08 May 2013 04:14:02 GMT tybay22 2013-05-08T04:14:02Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/supporting-family-and-friends/please-help-i-m-at-a-loss/m-p/38056#M1316 <P>My sister suffers from bipolar and we are at a loss on how to help her.</P> <P>She is married, 32 and has 4 kids. &nbsp;She has had depression for the past 4 - 5 years and is showing no signs of improvement. &nbsp;She is on anti depressant tablets, has sleep apnea, obesley overweight, and high blood pressure.</P> <P>She is a shell of her former self, no energy to do anything, she just wants to sleep her life away. &nbsp;She won't help herself or let anyone else help her. &nbsp;She won't go to councelling.</P> <P>I just want my sister back, the one that was full of life and always happy.</P> <P>Please give me a clue on how to help her, because I'm at a loss...I don't know what to do <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":disappointed_face:">😞</span></P> Wed, 08 May 2013 04:14:02 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/supporting-family-and-friends/please-help-i-m-at-a-loss/m-p/38056#M1316 tybay22 2013-05-08T04:14:02Z