Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde

I don't think it is her being bipolar. I could be wrong, but I have bipolar and I've never acted like that. Sure, I have been up and then down, but in doing so I was never mean to someone else. Perhaps it is her fundamental character, nurtured by how she grew up? It hurts to have your emotions jumbled around, so I hope you can find a way to keep yourself from the way she tends to hurt people.

Definitely. My husband. He can turn into a complete monster or selfish pr*ck as I call him. Other times he is wonderful.

I think every one of us is a little Jekyll and Hyde ourselves.I can hold an hand of an old lady and listen to her woes and comfort her for hours.And the same me can turn into the nastiest person in the world who come to harm my daughter.The circumstances play a major role in playing with your character.

Could it be she needed her medication adjusted, or maybe she missed a dose or something? I must admit, my knowledge of Bipolar Disorder is pretty much limited to what I've seen on TV but I do know my daughter's brother and sister-in-law (her husband's brother and his wife) are both mildly bipolar and with the wife it's sometimes very pronounced that she's "off her meds" or something's just not quite right. Like you said, Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde; she can be the sweetest, kindest, most sensible person going one time and the next time she's vindictive and sarcastic. It's a tough call because you don't really know how to act around people when they're like that. I fully understand and respect the fact they have a medical condition, same as if they had asthma or diabetes, but with something like Bipolar Disorder I'm always afraid I'll say or do something to set them off. At least when you're aware of her condition it makes it a little easier to know how to react. Someone who had no idea there was a medical issue could really do or say the wrong thing. Annie

i know one too! my mother in law. in my life i have never met a two face like her. and i discovered that too late. she knows too much about me. she is so sweet and makes every one believe that she is near angelic. but just when they turn around, she turns demonic. its scary and i try to avoid her nowadays. she has gone psycho on me one too many times.

Sounds like she has some serious issue. I think there is a little bit of Dr.Jekyll/Mr. Hyde in everyone, but I think some people have it more than others. Bi-Polar Disorder is really tough to deal with. It's tough to have it and it's tough for the people who have friends, spouses or family members who suffer from it. My advice to you would be to try not to take her mood swings personally. Her issues are exatly that "her" issues. Just live your life the best way you know how, be the best person you can be, and try not to let the behavior of others affect you so much. She's probably not a bad person. She cleary has thoughtful moments if she brought you that chicken soup. Appreciate her good moments and try not to take her bad moments to heart. If your uncomfortable dealing with a person who has those issues, then just don't go overboard on becoming too close to her. Dealing with someone like that can be mentally exhausting if you let it be. It's not for the weak of heart. Good luck.

Hi, Rosie, sounds like she has a problem just ignore her, you don't have to take that, be bother with her when you want to or don't be bothered with here on her turns, she sounds like a real a$$. Don't let it stress you out!

I do not think it is just her bipolar disorder going on with her. Usually with bipolar diorder the mood swings are for a while and they do not happen like that. I thing something else is going on. Good luck to you with dealing with this type of person.

My sisterin-law is like that. One moment she is so sweet and nice and the next she is abusing you. It took about 9 years for my sister to see her nasty side as she lives a fair distance away and even though she had heard what she was like when she saw our sister-in-laws mood change she was still stuned. This woman makes me feel so angry and she treats my brother bad some people who work with him said that sometimes she makes him cry. My brother is a strong man but to me this is wrong. They have 2 kids together and she has an older now 18 year old daughter from a past relationship. She even treats her oldest like dirt. I really don't understand why some people are like this.

i used to work with a lady exactly like this. she made the biggest deal about wanting to take me out for lunch in honor of administrative assistant day (i guess that's the pc term for secratary now)...we had a really nice lunch and she was nice as pie... an hour later she was screaming at me...yeesh! she drove me and everyone else in the office crazy...my boss literally told her she needs to be nicer to people or she would need to work somewhere else... the best thing to do with these people is usually ignore them if you can...you're not going to be able to help them even if you want to or they want you to... i was always polite to her and non confrontational...that seemed to help slightly. i stress the word slightly :)