Would you believe us ?

She may "think " these things have happened to her there for are not lies to her.She may delusional .She would then think that what she is saying is true.

mania can make people do all kinds of really insane things. couldn't say what is common or uncommon.

hate to say it, but when i was unmedicated i could probably have torn a family apart in one way or another. not on purpose either. just thinking everyone was against me would be enough.

yup snow you are right I always think everyone is against me and out to get me.:(

She lies about her daughter being sexually molested and it is not true but goes into details that are inapproiate. would that be considered delusional?

Do you not think that accusing someone of lying, is not causing conflict. You just said you aren't bipolar. Everyone of us is different, everyone of us has issues, all of us have a chemical imbalance. Calling someone a liar is not supportive. Try talking to her directly, you might find out she's ok.

daughter being molested? i'm not even gonna go there.

no way to know if it isn't true.

but i will say that sharing inappropriate details is a symptom of mania. i used to tell my coworkers a lot of really personal inappropriate stuff ... more like, though, my feelings about our boss ... or talking about a dog i had years ago who died and starting to cry on some random person's shoulder...

i don't know. it sounds really complicated.

I am not calling her a liar. She is lying. I would not be here if I did not want to help.I need to understand so I can support her.

Honestly, this is too personal to discuss bipolars in this way.There's no way of knowing the perspective.

It has been proven that it is not true from her family the courts and her little girl herself. This is just one lie that she has been caught in. To me the little stuff I understand but to say the things that she did about her daughter scares me.

i could say i like blowing snowmen, and it wouldnt mean its NOT true. what im saying is you cant always disbelieve what people say, but you cant always believe them either, but the way i see, bipolar people seem to have more bad things that have happened then not. You need to express to your father and his gf what shes doing to the family, and better yet if she isnt in any treatment of any sort, she needs to be. im no expert but it sounds to me like she isnt doing anything, or enough to help herself

One thing is for sure confronting her is not the way.Go at her gently and things will go better.It is really more your Dad's place to figure her out.You may come across as jealous or biased in some way if you do it esp if you don't get along so great already.JMO

I didn't know that sharing too much person info. was a symptom of BP. With that said I have done that in the past. I've said some pretty far out things when I was manic. Nuf said!!

Well I'm bp and I don't lie, I would never make up a horrible story like that. She may have other issues too. We can't diagnose someone we don't know and we are not dr.s. We are definitely a different breed. If she is unmedicated though she will not do things that you would see as normal. Our moods swing from highs to lows in extreme. Things that would maybe be a mild irritation to you will seem insurmountable to us esp. if we are unmedicated. Be kind to her cause if she is bp she needs understanding and meds.

thanks for all of your help. I want my dad to be happy. Having the disease does not bother me. We can get her help for that. I am just struggling with the lies and I needed to know if it connects with the disorder. We have her on meds now and her behavior is better but those lies keep coming out of her mouth. Thanks again...