Christina’s Story

My husband and I suddenly lost a bi-polar friend to suicide a few years back. At the time, neither of us knew he had been diagnosed bi-polar or that he had gone off his meds. Unexpectedly...he was gone. We (mostly me) are still dealing with it to this day. My sister-in-law has been diagnosed bi-polar recently and because of this bad experience in the past, it freaks me out a little. I understand that everyone that is diagnosed is different, and I'm trying to understand that I won't suddenly lose everyone with this diagnosis. I'm doing my best to understand and support her without comparing her situation to all I've known about this diagnosis in my past. She deserves the best! She's a great wife and mom and I want to educate myself about bi-polar diagnoses....for closure for myself, and to give her the full support she deserves.