Disturbing is right and it's criminal!!....It's assault...

I think it would do her good to be held accountable for her actions personally....
Bipolar disorder is never an excuse for terrible behaviour trese.... If someone assaulted me they'd be arrested...

I'm very sorry you were hurt.... Big hug for you and a blessing...x

I'm not sure if your daughter is bipolar as you have a private profile so in case she is I'll put up a link to 'Friends and Family' of Bipolar

http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Family-and-Friends-of-Bipolar/support-group

Thank you for the link

yes she was diagnose with bipolar she was on several different medications. I remember one of them was Geodon which was working for her. She decided to quit her meds after she turned 16.

Letting these things go in a teen allows them to continue.... Enabling can actually cripple them in the long run

Just some food for thought....x

http://www.sethchernoff.com/spirituality/codependency-enabling-behavior-tough-love/

Don't tolerate this. My daughter gets out of control so I understand where you are coming from. I have had to give her eviction notice (she has to be out by September. She has not been diagnosed with bipolar but she has some issues. PTSD, hoarding, rages. She is only 20 but I can't live with her issues anymore. She can't keep a job, has dropped out of school twice....I could go on. As much as I hate being so hard on her I know that we will just end up hurting each other more if she stays. She won't try to get health insurance. I took her to pdoc and tdoc ...nothing. She still thinks that if bad things didn't happen to her and if people didn't piss her off she would be fine. You take care of yourself. She may hate you for a year or two but some kids will never learn to fly if they aren't kicked out.

CecilBGreen Thank you. I have be contemplating evicting my daughter every since I spoke to the police about her vandalizing my property two weeks ago. She couldn't have her way so she started breaking my tv. She is 17 now but he said that when she turns 18 I can evict her. It has been on my mind ever since. She refused to go to school every since 8th grade and I was forced to homeschool her because the school board was coming after me for her absences. She doesn't follow the rules. Her bedroom is gross and disgusting with mounds of clean and dirty clothes on the floor. Trash of food that she had eaten from over the past server weeks or months. The smell is horrible. And she leave little messes around the house. I love her but I want her out of my house at the same time. She needs a hard lesson. I just hope that when I do kick her out that she wont turn to drugs or prostitution.

Big hug for you trese.....I don't know if you've looked into enabling and co dependency but it's so hard on both of you and if nothing changes, nothing changes..

If for instance she was charged via the legal system for her criminal behaviour she would have to face the music that she brought on herself
The courts aren't all about punishment... They are about taking responsibility for your actions though... If she has an untreated illness then perhaps therapy and seeing a psych could be part of her sentence..
I don't think anything will change if you don't let her fall and pick herself up... Face what she needs to...
I've worked a lot with teens and allowing this behaviour to continue will just continue to hurt you both so much....I really feel your pain...I do...I just believe that changes will have to happen for changes to happen...

Big hug for you...x

Why are you looking for bipolar people - to support you?

Im curious, of all the places to find resources, you post in a group of BIPOLARS..... do tell!

What were you looking for, and did you get it? : )

I'm with Gina. Your daughter has an illness. Yes I hate she hit you in the head but maybe she needs support and help. Seeing a pdoc and getting on meds. It's quite possibly this is not her fault. She has an illness and she's only 17. It's not like she's an adult still living with you. Maybe if you really care about your daughter you will educate yourself more about bipolar.I'm just sayin'...Get support for yourself and that will help you and your daughter.

When I joined this group I wasn't aware it was a support group only for people with bipolar disorder. I thought it was a support group for anyone who was dealing with bipolar which included friends and family. I've since joined 'Friends and Family of Bipolar' I'm glad that you asked... I have been in therapy to deal with my daughter's action and I was also advised to read "The Bipolar Child" by Demitri Papolos which helped. Thank you every one for responding and your support.