[Vautrin]

Bi-polar is a very debilitating illness. I know - I suffer from it also.

There is little you can do, to make someone snap out of it. It still has a paralyzing effect on you at times, and at other times you feel can take on the world. The disorder can end relatively quickly, but can also last for many, many years.

The best chance is medication - but even medication is not guaranteed to work - one of the few personality disorders that can be treated fairly effectively with drugs. You will still suffer from the highs and the lows, albeit in a bit less extreme fashion.

It is also an illness that is hard to understand, for people around those who suffer from it. And the limitations that puts on people who suffer from the disorder.