Does he post on b3ta..
..as JamMasterGeordie?

Seriously, it's usually pretty obvious if someone's bipolar - unmedicated they get crushing downs and lunatic ups that are unmistakeable; and all moods with a good dose of psychosis. Without medication he rather obviously wouldn't be able to work in much capacity unless an exceptional case (or "mildly bipolar" like stephen fry.. hmmm..).

Look into personality disorders, since he seems to be so manipulative.. they're a bit tricky to treat as they are basically just labels for downright bad behaviour - bad behaviour that has become chronic. There's no medication for them but counselling can help with the right person.

All this emailing/texting might be a cry for help from someone who can't confront situations directly so if he could find the right person to talk to - the psychiatric assessment thing seems like a good idea.

Sectioning people for gossiping sounds a bit harsh btw.. sticks and stones etc.. the thing that made your dad start avoiding you isn't clear - methinks there's more to it than vague allegations that your wife wouldn't let your daughter go to the pub.. if your dad has problems with that on its own then he's a bit wrong too!

Er.. yours sincerely, Deirdre.
(raymond "three griddle pans" luxury yacht lovin' the christmas action, Sat 27 Dec 2008, 14:00, 1 reply)

not sure if he posts on here....
... and I'm not sure he'd recognise himself if he did, he's that inward and messed up. The not talking face to face is possibly a cry for help but he's been offered help, I think it's more that he hasn't got the balls to talk to people for reasons already mentioned.

The old man... he's just an old fashioned miserable git to be frank. He claims to be open minded but he's not, and he's being used by his new partner's family left right and centre, and can't see it. Not sure what to do about him- he will listen but won't accept he may have been wrong. I've agreed to disagree to a point but he's not meeting me halfway.

It's not the gossiping I think he should be sectioned for, it's the way it was done, and the other stuff he's done. He won't go for the assessment, maybe he's scared of the result but it's the only way he'll get help.

Thanks for reading the essay BTW :-)
(randomstupidname would really like this signature field to be bigge, Sat 27 Dec 2008, 23:41, closed)