i have a brother who is currently suffering from a major manic episode which has lasted for nearly 6 months now. he was diagnosed bipolar 6 years ago
i just found out that he tried to attack my mum. my other brother was there to stop him but if he had suceeded it would have been a violent attack.
he has a major drinking problem and he is on benefits which gives him plenty of free money to spend on alcohol.
this is the final straw for my family. we just cant live with him anymore. its just too hard and we want him to move out, i think this way he will have some life lessons and learn that things will not be free anymore and he will have to pay bills and have less money to spend on alcohol. we will still keep an eye out on him but we just cant live with him anymore.
the problem is we rang the mental health nurse and he said hes not having a manic episode and told us to basically deal with it and for us to get him out of the house ourselves. i found it very unhelpful, he could have atleast come out to review sam and make the decision face to face rather than over the phone.

so now my mother has to go over there and try to get him out, and i really dont want her to get attacked again.
ive recently emigrated and i feel helpless over here. i just dont know what to do. im just wondering if anyone has had similar experiences. and how did you manage to move them out of the house without getting hurt and no anger and violence? we have tried everything to help him :( and i think this way he can gain some independace and we can have some more energy to deal with his episodes :( what to do?