Stresses me to the limits. My mental status stinks, I hate getting up in the mornings I never know what to expect out of my mother, I can asked her "how did you sleep?" she says Oh after 12:00 and trips to the bathroom, well I think I slept maybe an hour." or she wants me to be her age and have the same problems that she has. I just am screaming for some advise, she is demanding, knows it all, and the super guilt master, I love her, but I really don't think I can take much more...oh DRAMA...Queen!..I know this sounds ugly, but it really isn't ment that way.
any advice?
Taking meds in my opinion is only part of the equation. There is only the role of talk therapy and her taking some responsibility for herself. I know for I have bipolar disorder, take various meds for that and other things, plus see a therapist every other week and I am on disability also.
There's very limited resources in the area as far as talk therapy goes. And when she did have therapy appointments, she would refuse going, and still says she doesn't need therapy. Can only force her to do so much.
You might want to read up on bipolar disorder. There are several articles and threads on this site.
https://www.agingcare.com/search.aspx?searchterm=bipolar+disorder
There are two basic types of bipolar. I which is the manic kind with some depression. and II which is the depressive kind with mild mania.
I'm sorry that your mother does not want to go to therapy and thinks that she does not need it.