It's very difficult to convince someone else that they need help. Unless they exhibit symptoms that draw the attention of the police and wind up being hospitalized things will probably stay the same. Be as supportive as you can and try gently reminding her how your life has changed for the better since you got help.

What do other family think? will they get involved? my advice break
your situation down, if you are constantly looking at the whole situation endlessly, you might not get anywhere. I hope this helps

A qualified therapist knows better than to treat family members like patients. They are too involved with the issues.

My sons know I am bi-polar with severe PTSD. It isn't hard to see and I make no effort to hide it. I think i would fall on my in hero worship if they would stop using that simple fact to nullify my experience and intelligence.

Good therapists are far more common than than good daughters. Which do you want to be? My sons are lousy therapists.

Just out of curiosity, how old is your mother? While those symptoms sound like bipolar they also sound like some of the symptoms of menopause. Your mother might want to get her hormones checked. It could just be menopause.

Im sorry you are going through such a difficult time.. they do sound like symptoms of menopause as well to me... mentalpause as far as Im concerned.. hormones are wild..
Perhaps you could calmly let her know you want to have a talk.. let her know how you feel and your concerned and ask her to think about it.. let her know it really effects you as well and that you love her.. and want to see her in good health.. it's not normal for moods to be all over the place for no reason.. there's help with the symptoms regardless of the diagnosis.... I wish you well

she went thru menopause already and she even went thru it early in life! um she is so hurtful and i just am at a loss for words around her anymore! she doesnt listen to anyone! we dont seem to matter to her! we seem to always be in her way! i dont know what to do or think or say around her! i avoid her a lot and its so scary!

i feel for you. the way we found out my mom had bipolar is my mom use to get really angry and start flipping things over and start stuff with me or somebody else then next day she was sad and laying in bed all day. my mom would do things that the cops had t opick her up, but after that she had to get help, but i agree with a comment on here about if she ain't causing a racket so cops has to come then things willl stay the same unless she relizes she needs help.

I am with Andrea, I think IT could be menopause. Have her checked out for that first.