Not myself but I grew up with a bi-polar mother. Dad thought he had to fix it, like he could fix a leaky faucet or something.... He was clueless about mood disorders. Two older brothers looked the other way and pretended they didn't see it. I couldn't fix it but I could make it better.
Sorry Zandaime, that isn't what you were asking was it?
I made things better for her by being a sympathetic listener, doing all of her domestic responsibilities and generally taking pressure off of her.
That isn't what you were looking for either is it? OK, I don't know how to handle bi-polar but I didn't think it was right to let your post just hang out here without any responses.......