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writes:my former best friend has the bipolar disease and it really affects her becuz one min. she's happy then next thing u kno shes going crazy we both want to be best friends again but i cant because i dont know wats gonna happen this time. wat should i do?
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reader, peaches83 +, writes (27 June 2008):
 Having this condition will be just as hard for her too and i suspect she will need all the help and friends she can. Find out about the condition and see if you cant help with the matter. Last thing this girl is going to want is for her friends to abandon her.
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reader, Susan Strict +, writes (27 June 2008):
 Yes you can be friends. You need to talk to your parents about it and probably to your friend's parents about it, and make sure that you aren't at risk - which is unlikely if your friend is the same age as you, but you do need to be a little careful.
Your friend needs friends more than anything. You have to remember that from time to time she will say something she doesn't mean - and you have to learn not to react badly when it happens to be something horrible about you. When she becomes aggressive, you walk away and let her cool down. Never argue. After a while you will learn the sort of things that are likely to "set her off" and you can avoid them.
I am assuming that she is getting treatment and medication for her disorder, so there's a very good chance her condition will improve or at the very least it will be stabilised so that the disorder is controllable.
A friend who is supportive can really do wonders for someone with bipolar disorder. There's nothing specific you can do to help, but just being a friend and understanding how difficult it is for her will make a tremendous difference. You don't need to lose a best friend, but you do need to understand that sometimes she's not the person she ought to be - and that's the bipolar disorder doing it, not her real self.
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