Hello,
my younger sister has had mental health issues for the last decade. We believe she has bipolar depression, as it runs in the family, and she displays symptoms to suggest this too. Over the last few years, she has also abused drugs and alcohol, which increases her mania, and has recently lead her to become extremely violent. She cannot live with our mum, as she has physically abused her, and destroyed her house. Her father has never really been around, and continues to keep his distance. My other sister and I have young families who do not need to see their aunty like this. But we are at a loss as to what else we can do.
we have tried to offer our support and homes to her in the past, but it seems to make her worse. She recently seemed to get better, stopped using drugs, started seeking new employment, but then she gave into using drugs again, and has been delusional and manic ever since. She recently punched a window and required medical assistance. We pleaded with them to help us find somewhere to get her help, but due to her saying she was not suicidal, and likely because she was offensive, they were unable to help us with her that time.
I would love to know if anyone else has experienced this, and has any help or suggestions for us to try. Our family worries so much about my sister, but we do not want to keep enabling her behaviour. It is tearing us all apart, and I really want to help her, and us, so that we can all try to get back to being a happy family again soon!
thank you
