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Originally Posted by DJandDeid
Probably not much help, but your behaving 'normally' is probably a better help than trying a non professional intervention. It is very easy to be sucked in to the negative aspects of the illness, to your and your friend's detriment.
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DJ´s advise is spot on you should be as natural as possible.
Are you certain that your friend is Bi Polar and not suffering from clinical depression.
The only way to be certain is to seek medical help and if they are or have been diagnosed as bipolar they will more than likely have been given medication which should be taken daily. This helps to stabilise the mood swings In the two cases I am familiar with it is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain each person will have to take prescribed doses of Lithium, Anti-Psychotics and Anti-Depressants for the rest of their lives. Should they stop, the mood swings start again. So perhaps if this is the case and your friend is already on medication you can jokingly check they are taking it. Having a laugh about it is fine as long as they are on the tablets it is only a problem if they haven´t taken them in which case they can get a bit arsey. My girlfriend has a sticker on her car ´Heavily Medicated for your Safety´
So my advice would be if your friend has not been diagnosed, see a GP
asap because the sooner the illness is recognised the sooner they can start living a normal life.